Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Swansea and Stoke and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Stoke come to Swansea.com Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Swansea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Swansea are number 12 in the table on 11 points after eight matches. Stoke rank as number 15 with nine points after eight matches played.
Team form: Swansea vs Stoke
Swansea Form
In their last three matches, Swansea beat Coventry 1-2, drew 1-1 with Bristol City, before losing 1-0 against Sheffield United. Swansea won three of their previous six matches at Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to three against.
Stoke Form
Stoke collected one win from their last three matches, as Hull won by 1-3. Middlesbrough were too strong as well, winning 2-0, before Stoke won 6-1 against Portsmouth. Stoke claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and three scored.
Betting stats and facts for Swansea and Stoke
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swansea and Stoke. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 11 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 11 Stoke away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players in form: Swansea vs Stoke
Liam Cullen is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Stoke look to Thomas Cannon, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Swansea vs Stoke
Full-time result
Swansea claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stoke won six, drew zero and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Stoke got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Swansea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Swansea have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.
Total goals
Swansea saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.
Suggested bet: Swansea vs Stoke
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Swansea and Stoke seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.