Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Sunderland who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Swansea welcome Sunderland 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 21 match.
Swansea are number 9 in the table on 27 points after 20 matches. Sunderland rank as number 4 with 37 points after 20 matches played.
Form: Swansea vs Sunderland
Swansea Form
In their last three matches, Swansea drew 2-2 with Portsmouth before recording another draw with Luton in a 1-1 match and beat Plymouth with a 1-2 scoreline. Swansea claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Sunderland Form
In their last three matches, Sunderland lost 1-0 against Sheffield United, won 2-1 against Stoke, and drew 1-1 with Bristol City. Sunderland claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads three goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats and facts for Swansea and Sunderland
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 Sunderland played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sunderland away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Swansea claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Sunderland won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Swansea have not lost to Sunderland in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored first in six of their last ten home games. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Swansea games Of the previous 10 outings, Swansea scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Swansea saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Swansea conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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