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

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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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Swansea City AFC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Zan Vipotnik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' Ryan Ledson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 393 appearances.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 398 games and scored 493 goals.
30' 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 Lewis Gibson suffering a number of foals already.
35' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' Will Keane is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
41' Swansea City AFC make a change. Myles Peart-Harris trudges off to be replaced by Ji-sung Eom on 41 minutes.
46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Fulton made 398 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
51' Ji-sung Eom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Ryan Porteous is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Ledson at the 62 minute mark.
63' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Will Keane is replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 63 minute.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Alistair McCann departs to be replaced by Andrew Hughes.
74' 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.
76' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Jay Fulton on 76 minute.
81' Brad Potts, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
86' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Lewis O'Brien is replaced by Oliver Cooper.
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
Jamie Paterson	2
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Liam Millar	1
Courtney Baker-Richardson	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

0.93 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC29% Draw29% Swansea City AFC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

71%

Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw49% Swansea City AFC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

12.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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