Championship: Stoke vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Stoke and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Swansea face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites Stoke on the opening day of the new campaign.

Team form: Stoke vs Swansea

Stoke Form

Stoke suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Portsmouth in a 1-3 defeat. Bristol City also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Stoke were able to strike back last time out in a 2-0 win against Oldham. Stoke claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored 11 goals and conceded 11.

Swansea Form

Swansea recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Norwich. A 3-1 win against Charlton followed, before a 0-1 defeat against Birmingham in their most recent match. Swansea won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Stoke 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 Stoke and Swansea played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Stoke vs Swansea

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Stoke and Swansea this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Stoke vs Swansea

Full-time result

Stoke claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two 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. Stoke lost their previous 4 matches. Stoke have not lost to Swansea in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Stoke scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Swansea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Swansea games. Swansea managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Swansea have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Stoke when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Stoke conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.