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

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

0 – 0

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Swansea City AFC

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

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 0 games · 0 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	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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Swansea City AFC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' Will Keane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
15' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
25' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Oliver Cooper, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' Ji-sung Eom has so much to prove this time. He replaces Myles Peart-Harris on 41 minute.
46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
51' 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.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Ryan Porteous on 62 minute.
63' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Will Keane has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
68' Swansea City AFC 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.
69' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Alistair McCann departs to be replaced by Andrew Hughes.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' Jay Fulton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liam Cullen on 76 minute.
81' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Lewis O'Brien has done his job and it is now time for Oliver Cooper to step up.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Courtney Baker-Richardson	1
Joe Rafferty	1
Ryan Manning	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

4 / 4

0.52 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.52 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC31% Draw43% Swansea City AFC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes19% 0% No81%

Avg goals/match: 1.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	62%	38%
± 1.5	29%	71%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

69%

Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC

57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC14% Draw72% Swansea City AFC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

16.5%

0 – 1

16.4%

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

2 – 1

2.8%

1 – 2

2.8%

2 – 2

0.9%

3 – 0

0.7%

0 – 3

0.7%

3 – 1

0.5%

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%	19%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	19%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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