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Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Mark Pottage

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

7
4
5
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
04 Aug Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Swansea City AFC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristoffer Nordfeldt made 389 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Kristoffer Nordfeldt departs to be replaced by Erwin Mulder.
  • 28' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' A goal from the Scotland international Jay Fulton! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-0!
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Darnell Fisher.
  • 37' Andrew Hughes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Matt Grimes on, Joel Asoro off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at . Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Graham Burke on, Joshua Harrop off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Barkhuizen departs to be replaced by Brandon Barker.
  • 75' Leroy Fer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Barry McKay at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Paul Gallagher. He replaces Lukas Nmecha on 80 minute.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Tom Carroll has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 1-0 the final result. Preston North End FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Swansea City AFC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC67% Draw23% Preston North End FC10%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
90%
Draw or Preston North End FC
33%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC47% Draw49% Preston North End FC4%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
19%
0 – 0
15.2%
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.1%
5 – 0
1.7%
4 – 1
1.7%
1 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 23% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 29% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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