Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Preston who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Swansea are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 34 of the Championship on Tuesday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Preston, whom they welcome on home soil at Swansea.com Stadium.
Form: Swansea vs Preston
Swansea Form
Swansea have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Sheffield Wednesday by 4-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Derby, before achieving a 1-0 win against Bristol City. Swansea showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Swansea.com Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in three themselves.
Preston Form
Preston have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-0 win against Portsmouth, before drawing 2-2 with Watford. This little streak came to an end, when Blackburn proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat for Preston. Preston managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring eight time and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Swansea and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Swansea and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 14 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Swansea vs Preston
It has been a great season for Zan Vipotnik so far as he currently has 16 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Swansea hoping he delivers against Preston this coming Tuesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular markets: Swansea vs Preston
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Swansea.com Stadium across all tournaments Swansea won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Preston claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Swansea have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Swansea have not lost to Preston in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Preston scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Swansea managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Swansea have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Preston.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Preston played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.
Be sure not to miss out on the latest news about Championship
Download our brand new App and follow your favorite players, clubs, and much more
