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

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Championship · 2024-25

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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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#23	Position	#1
4	Points	17
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
8	Scored	13
15	Conceded	6
-7	GD	+7
0.50	PPG	2.13
13%	Win %	63%

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

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Preston North End FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at Deepdale.
5' Liam Cullen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Preston North End FC currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Sam Greenwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luke Williams will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' 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.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Myles Peart-Harris by Ji-sung Eom on 41 minute.
46' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Ryan Porteous.
63' Emil Riis Jakobsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Keane at the 63 minute mark.
68' England international Kaine Kesler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' The whistle greets Alistair McCann as he departs to be replaced by Andrew Hughes.
74' Oliver Cooper has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' The crowd applauds Liam Cullen as he leaves the pitch. Jay Fulton steps in for Swansea City AFC.
81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
88' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Oliver Cooper comes on to replace Lewis O'Brien.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Zan Vipotnik	1
Troy Parrott	1
Scott Sinclair	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

0.82 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC26% Draw28% Swansea City AFC46%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

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

55%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

74%

Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC15% Draw49% Swansea City AFC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

10.8%

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.1%

0 – 4

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	13%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	25%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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