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Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Adrian Holmes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
22 Jul Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Brentford FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
08 Jul Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–1 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
29 Jul Brentford FC A 1–3 L
26 Jul Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul Reading FC A 4–1 W
18 Jul Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Jul Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Swansea City AFC
#24 Position #6
8 Points 26
15 Played 15
2 / 2 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 5
13 Scored 22
30 Conceded 18
-17 GD +4
0.53 PPG 1.73
13% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Deepdale Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Scott Sinclair has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Morgan Gibbs-White, a England , has 41 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Ryan Ledson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' GOAL! Morgan Gibbs-White fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 57' Sean Maguire is replacing Billy Bodin for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Jay Fulton comes on to replace Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 68' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Preston North End FC make a change. Ryan Ledson trudges off to be replaced by Paul Gallagher on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wayne Routledge is hanging Jamal Lowe on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The points are shared — Preston North End FC 0-1 Swansea City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Borja Baston 2
Duane Holmes 1
Jay Fulton 1
Ben Whiteman 1

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-07-11 Preston North End FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC W 2020-07-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-07-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.93 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC23% Draw27% Swansea City AFC50%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
77%
Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC16% Draw47% Swansea City AFC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
10%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.