Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.
- Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
- Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Samuel Allison
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Nick Greenhalgh
- Referee James Mainwaring
5 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 13.0 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #24 |
| 26 | Points | 8 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 8 / 2 / 5 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 11 |
| 22 | Scored | 13 |
| 18 | Conceded | 30 |
| +4 | GD | -17 |
| 1.73 | PPG | 0.53 |
| 53% | Win % | 13% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
Swansea City AFC this season
7%
Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
Preston North End FC this season
Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
Preston North End FC
| Callum Lang | 4 G |
| Jordan Thompson | 1 G |
| Jusef Erabi | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Liberty Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' 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 Emil Riis Jakobsen suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' 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.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 30' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Jay Fulton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' Ireland international Ryan Manning has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marc Guehi.
- 50' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 64' Jamal Lowe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 69' 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.
- 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andre Ayew is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
- 75' Scott Sinclair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 75 minute mark.
- 80' Preston North End FC make a change. Brad Potts trudges off to be replaced by Jayson Molumby on 80 minutes.
- 81' Wayne Routledge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Morgan Whittaker on 81 minute.
- 86' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- The final score is 0-1.
Lineups
Swansea City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 10
- 6
- 8
- 23
-
14
Conor Hourihane ↓ Yan Dhanda 81'
- 3
- 44
- 1
- 5
- 17
Bench
- 7
- 18
- 26
-
15
Wayne Routledge ↑ 81'
-
21
Yan Dhanda ↑ 81'
- 24
- 2
- 22
- 31
Coach
Steve Cooper
Preston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
-
44
Brad Potts ↓ Jayson Molumby 80'
- 16
- 18
- 14
- 29
- 17
- 26
- 22
- 2
- 19
Bench
- 23
- 12
- 39
- 9
- 28
- 7
-
31
Scott Sinclair ↑ 75'
-
21
Jayson Molumby ↑ 80'
- 34
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joel Piroe | 3 |
| Matt Grimes | 2 |
| Daniel Johnson | 2 |
| Jamie Paterson | 2 |
| Borja Baston | 2 |
| Rhian Brewster | 1 |
| Joe Allen | 1 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 1 |
Head to Head
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
1.52
Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77
Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Preston North End FC
50%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC
| Handicap | Swansea City AFC covers | Push | Preston North End FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 17% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 25% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
47%
✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.