Championship: Stoke vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 33 match between Stoke and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Stoke and Swansea need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Bet365 Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Team form: Stoke vs Swansea

Stoke Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Stoke at the moment. Against Hull, they came out on top in a 1-2 win, before drawing 3-3 against Cardiff. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-0 defeat against Bristol City. Stoke just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Bet365 Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded six goals.

Swansea Form

It is all or nothing with Swansea, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-2 against Coventry, before beating Bristol City 0-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Sheffield Wednesday. Swansea won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 15 goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Stoke and Swansea

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

In-form players: Stoke vs Swansea

Despite scoring just once in six Championship games, Stoke hope Ben Wilmot adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Swansea put their faith in Josh Tymon to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Stoke claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing two. Swansea won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Stoke have not lost to Swansea in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Stoke only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Stoke managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Swansea were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Stoke have scored in 14 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.

Total goals

Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Swansea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.6 times goals per game themselves.