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Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Swansea City AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Marc Guehi 45' Y
Jamal Lowe 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 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

7
4
5
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
02 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
20 Mar Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 0–3 L
13 Mar Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
13 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
06 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D

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 wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at Liberty Stadium.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Ayew made 195 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Sepp van den Berg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Marc Guehi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The 30-year-old Ben Whiteman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jamal Lowe.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Liberty Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' Scott Sinclair is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 80' Brad Potts makes way for Jayson Molumby at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Wayne Routledge. He replaces Morgan Whittaker on 81 minute.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Preston North End FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2021-03-16 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-03-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC53% Draw28% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Preston North End FC
47%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC39% Draw49% Preston North End FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.6%
2 – 0
12.6%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.6%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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