Championship: Southampton vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Southampton and Swansea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Swansea come to St. Mary’s Stadium for the Championship match on Tuesday, Southampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

A look at the Championship standings shows that seven points and 18 places currently separate the two teams.

Form: Southampton vs Swansea

Southampton Form

Southampton look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Millwall in a 5-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Birmingham. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Lincoln City. Southampton put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 17 goals while conceding seven.

Swansea Form

Swansea recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 0-3 and 2-0 against Derby and Watford, respectively. Last time out, Wrexham ended their streak as the match finished even 0-0. Swansea claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding six.

Betting stats for Southampton and Swansea

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Southampton and Swansea played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Southampton vs Swansea

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Cyle Larin brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Southampton will start him against Swansea, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Adam Idah, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at St. Mary’s Stadium across all tournaments Southampton won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Swansea claimed six wins, two draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Southampton are on a fantastic streak of no less than 12 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Swansea are on a great streak of 8 matches without losing. Swansea did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home. Southampton have not lost to Swansea in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Swansea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive Southampton games Swansea have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Swansea should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Southampton only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Swansea claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Southampton are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 25 matches. Swansea managed a clean sheet in their last 4 matches.