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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#11	Position	#14
64	Points	60
46	Played	46
18 / 10 / 18	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
57	Scored	55
59	Conceded	62
-2	GD	-7
1.39	PPG	1.30
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Swansea.com Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC.
5' 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.
10' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' 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.
30' Sam Greenwood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 358 appearances.
34' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen was booked on 34.
39' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' What composure from Matt Grimes! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
43' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Ledson.
48' Liam Cullen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Azeem Abdulai is hanging Ji-sung Eom on the field on 57 minute.
59' Swansea City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
61' Azeem Abdulai doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Whiteman.
64' The whistle greets Emil Riis Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
65' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Goncalo Franco departs to be replaced by Jay Fulton.
66' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Liam Cullen exits the field as Zan Vipotnik enters on 66.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen by Duane Holmes on 72 minute.
77' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
83' Zan Vipotnik adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
88' Nathan Tjoe-A-On is replacing Josh Tymon for the Swansea City AFC side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

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
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Zan Vipotnik	1
Troy Parrott	1
Scott Sinclair	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

2 / 4

1.81 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC60% Draw24% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

40%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC41% Draw45% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 0

11.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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