Championship: Swansea vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Swansea and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Swansea welcome The Saints this coming Saturday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 43 match.

Form: Swansea vs Southampton

Swansea Form

In their last three matches, Swansea drew 3-3 with Sheffield United before recording another draw with Middlesbrough in a 2-2 match and beat Leicester with a 0-1 scoreline. Swansea claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Wrexham, who were defeated by 1-5. Then, Derby got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Blackburn by 3-0. Southampton picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Championship, while scoring 17 and conceding seven goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting facts for Swansea and Southampton

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 Swansea and Southampton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Swansea vs Southampton

It has been a superb season for Zan Vipotnik so far as he managed to score impressive 21 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Swansea rely on his abilities against Southampton. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Swansea won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Swansea.com Stadium. They drew four and lost one as well, while Southampton won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost one. Southampton won their last 6 matches. Southampton remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Southampton have not lost to Swansea in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Swansea scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Southampton scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Southampton played. Swansea managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Southampton have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Swansea when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Swansea saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Southampton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 16 matches.