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Swansea City AFC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Sat 19 Jan 2019 · 17:30 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Oliver Norwood
Y 45' Enda Stevens
Y 52' George Baldock
Y 74' Jack O'Connell

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Young
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee John Brooks

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

3
3
5
Swansea City AFC 11 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-19 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2018-08-04 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
12 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Aston Villa FC A 3–0 W
01 Jan Reading FC A 4–1 W
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
12 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
06 Jan Barnet FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
29 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
26 Dec Derby County FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Sheffield United FC
#1 Position #18
17 Points 9
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
13 Scored 9
6 Conceded 11
+7 GD -2
2.13 PPG 1.13
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 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
Sheffield United FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/3
■ 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
Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 2 G 1 A
Thomas Cannon 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Swansea City AFC and Sheffield United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 388 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 21' Cameron Carter-Vickers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Rodon at the 21 minute mark.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Leon Clarke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 371 appearances.
  • 37' Oliver Norwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Enda Stevens is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Daniel James comes on to replace Wayne Routledge.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! George Baldock argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Dean Henderson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gary Madine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield United FC.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Oliver McBurnie has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Mark Duffy as he leaves the pitch. Kieran Dowell steps in for Sheffield United FC.
  • 71' Sheffield United 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.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Jack O'Connell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' Gary Madine is replacing John Fleck for the Sheffield United FC side.
  • 79' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — David McGoldrick exits the field as Leon Clarke enters on 81.
  • 86' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield United FC's shape.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Swansea City AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
George Baldock 2
Harrison Burrows 2
Oliver McBurnie 2
Yan Dhanda 1
Florian Bianchini 1
Oliver McBurnie 1
Gustavo Hamer 1

Head to Head

2019-01-19 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2018-08-04 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-01-19 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2019-01-05 Aston Villa FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-12-26 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2019-01-19 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2019-01-12 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-01-06 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Barnet FC L 2019-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC W 2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.45 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC55% Draw27% Sheffield United FC18%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
45%
Swansea City AFC or Sheffield United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC36% Draw51% Sheffield United FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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