Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Swansea City AFC

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Preston North End FC

Wed 19 Apr 2023 · 18:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Liam Lindsay

Y 44' Andrew Hughes

Benjamin Cabango 45' Y

Y 56' Thomas Cannon

Joel Latibeaudiere 84' Y

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

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

Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	4–2	W
15 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
10 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
07 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	3–2	W
19 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	2–4	L
15 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
10 Apr	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
01 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	3–1	W
18 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L

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)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

7% Clean Sheets
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' 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.
2' Goal! Joel Piroe scores his 87 goal in 452 matches.
7' Brad Potts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' Bambo Diaby is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
27' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Liam Lindsay.
35' GOAL! Joe Allen fires home to make it 2-0!
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' Harry Darling adds to his 1 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andrew Hughes on 44 minutes.
45' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Bambo Diaby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Whiteman on 46 minute.
48' Thomas Cannon makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
53' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
56' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
62' The whistle greets Liam Cullen as he departs to be replaced by Liam Walsh.
67' The 28-year-old Andy Fisher has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
69' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Liam Delap is replaced by Troy Parrott on 69 minute.
71' A goal from the Ireland international Troy Parrott! He fires home on 71 to make it 3-2!
75' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 75 minute. Oliver Cooper leaves to be changed by Jules Ntcham.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' Poor challenge from Joel Latibeaudiere. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
90' The crowd applauds Ryan Ledson as he leaves the pitch. Josh Onomah steps in for Preston North End FC.
With this win, Swansea City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

28
Liam Walsh ↑ 62'
12
Jamie Paterson
4
Jay Fulton ↑ 62'
10
Jules Ntcham ↑ 75'
27
Andreas Sondergaard
19
Morgan Whittaker ↑ 90'
18
Luke Cundle

Coach Russell Martin

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Josh Onomah ↑ 90'
20
Ben Woodburn
25
David Cornell
13
Alistair McCann ↑ 46'
23
Bambo Diaby ↑ 46'
15
Troy Parrott ↑ 69'
11
Robert Brady ↑ 46'

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Jay Fulton	1
Sepp van den Berg	1
Harrison Ashby	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-15 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-04-10 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-04-07 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-01 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-03-19 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-01 Preston North End FC 3–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-03-18 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.11 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC61% Draw22% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

39%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC46% Draw41% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

10.8%

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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