Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

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Swansea City AFC

Tue 4 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale 12,838 HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	0–0	D
01 Mar	Burnley FC	H	3–0	W
22 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Feb	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D
11 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L
12 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
09 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Swansea City AFC
#14	Position	#11
60	Points	64
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	18 / 10 / 18
55	Scored	57
62	Conceded	59
-7	GD	-2
1.30	PPG	1.39
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Swansea City AFC — let the battle begin!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Keane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
25' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' The 24-year-old Zan Vipotnik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Myles Peart-Harris departs to be replaced by Ji-sung Eom.
46' Lewis Gibson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Ronald is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
61' Lawrence Vigouroux has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Porteous is hanging Ryan Ledson on the field on 62 minute.
63' Emil Riis Jakobsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Keane at the 63 minute mark.
68' Florian Bianchini has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 434 appearances.
69' Preston North End FC make a change. Alistair McCann trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Hughes on 69 minutes.
74' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
76' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Liam Cullen is replaced by Jay Fulton.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' Oliver Cooper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis O'Brien at the 88 minute mark.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
George Byers	1
Brad Potts	1
Zan Vipotnik	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-03-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Burnley FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2025-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-12 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-02-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-02-01 Swansea City AFC 0–2 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC38% Draw30% Swansea City AFC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

62%

Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC26% Draw51% Swansea City AFC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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