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Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Steven Benda
Ryan Ledson 59' Y
Daniel Johnson 61' Y
Ben Whiteman 71' Y
Scott Sinclair 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
21 Aug Peterborough United FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
14 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Hull City AFC H 1–4 L
08 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–3 L
20 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 1–3 L
14 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
07 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
08 May Watford FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Swansea City AFC
#25 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Swansea City AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Daniel Iversen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 11' Joel Latibeaudiere makes way for Brandon Cooper at the 11 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joel Piroe makes it 0-1.
  • 21' GOAL! Sepp van den Berg fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 26' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Jake Bidwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 36' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 47' The Denmark Emil Riis Jakobsen breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 3-1!
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Steven Benda. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' Ben Whiteman has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 61' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Swansea City AFC make a change. Jay Fulton trudges off to be replaced by Kyle Naughton on 61 minutes.
  • 66' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Jay Fulton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Whiteman.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie Paterson, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' The whistle greets Emil Riis Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Scott Sinclair on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Cullen suffering a number of foals already.
  • Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Jamie Paterson 2
Borja Baston 2
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1
Joe Rafferty 1
Ryan Manning 1

Head to Head

2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-07 Preston North End FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-08-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-17 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2021-08-14 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.85 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Preston North End FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC43% Draw36% Swansea City AFC21%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
57%
Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC23% Draw63% Swansea City AFC14%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.4%
1 – 0
18.6%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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