Championship: Derby vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Derby and Swansea who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Derby will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Swansea for a round 3 match in the Championship.

Derby will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season in the Championship after collecting a modest one point in the first couple of rounds.

Team form: Derby vs Swansea

Derby Form

Derby only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-2 and 2-1 against Lincoln City and Charlton respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Cardiff. Derby claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Pride Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored nine goals.

Swansea Form

Swansea have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Birmingham, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Stoke. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Sheffield United. Swansea managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Derby and Swansea

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Derby and Swansea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Derby vs Swansea

Sammie Szmodics is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Swansea look to Adam Idah, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Popular betting markets: Derby vs Swansea

Full-time result

Derby claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Swansea won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Swansea didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Swansea didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Derby scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Swansea got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Derby games Swansea should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Derby only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Swansea claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Derby scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.