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

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Championship · 2024-25

Swansea City AFC

3 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 14,037 HT 45' · FT 45'

Matt Grimes pen 40' 1–0

Azeem Abdulai 61' 2–0

Zan Vipotnik 83' 3–0

Y 34' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Y 43' Ryan Ledson

Azeem Abdulai 59' Y

Y 64' Ben Whiteman

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)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
10 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
04 May	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
27 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	4–0	W
13 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	1–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
09 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
04 May	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–3	L
29 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	0–3	L
20 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Southampton FC	A	0–3	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 game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Ryan Ledson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Jordan Storey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gets a card.
39' 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.
40' GOAL! Matt Grimes scores on 40.
43' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a card.
48' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
57' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Ji-sung Eom is replaced by Azeem Abdulai.
59' Poor challenge from Azeem Abdulai. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
61' What a strike from Azeem Abdulai! The score is 2-0.
64' Ben Whiteman was booked on 64.
64' The supporters are chanting for Milutin Osmajic. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen on 64 minute.
65' Jay Fulton is replacing Goncalo Franco for the Swansea City AFC side.
66' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zan Vipotnik is hanging Liam Cullen on the field on 66 minute.
71' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
72' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Mads Frokjaer-Jensen exits the field as Duane Holmes enters on 72.
77' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
83' GOAL! Zan Vipotnik fires home to make it 3-0!
88' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Nathan Tjoe-A-On on, Josh Tymon off on 88 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jay Fulton ↑ 65'
26
Kyle Naughton ↑ 65'
3
Kristian Pedersen
21
Nathan Tjoe-A-On ↑ 88'
47
Azeem Abdulai ↑ 57'
29
Nathan Broome
9
Zan Vipotnik ↑ 66'
44
Joshua Thomas
43
Daniel Watts

Coach Luke Williams

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Sam Greenwood 66'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Jeppe Okkels 64'
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
1
Freddie Woodman
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 64'
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 72'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Ben Whiteman	1
Andrew Hughes	1
Jay Fulton	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-05-04 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2024-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Swansea City AFC W 2024-04-13 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.21 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.63 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC69% Draw20% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

89%

Draw or Preston North End FC

31%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC51% Draw40% Preston North End FC9%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14%

1 – 0

12.6%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

2 – 2

2.7%

5 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	24%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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