Ace Football previews the Championship game between Plymouth and Swansea who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Plymouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Swansea swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Plymouth are placed 22th with 17 points after 18 matches. Swansea occupy a position as 13th in the league on 24 points.
Team form: Plymouth vs Swansea
Plymouth Form
A single point is all Plymouth can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Watford, before getting trounced 6-1 against Norwich while Bristol City won 4-0. Plymouth put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Home Park. They drew twice while losing none, scored 14 goals while conceding nine.
Swansea Form
Swansea are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-2 against Derby, before recording a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Luton. Swansea won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.
Betting facts for Plymouth 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 Plymouth and Swansea played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Plymouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Plymouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 18 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Plymouth vs Swansea
Andre Gray is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Swansea look to Liam Cullen, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Plymouth vs Swansea
Full-time result
Plymouth won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Home Park. They drew four and lost one as well, while Swansea won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Plymouth didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Home Park. Swansea have not lost to Plymouth in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Swansea games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Plymouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Swansea kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Plymouth have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Plymouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Swansea’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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