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

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Jordan Thorniley
Y 33' Ashley Baker

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
4
2
Swansea City AFC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Brentford FC A 3–2 W
01 Dec Derby County FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
24 Nov Norwich City FC H 1–4 L
10 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
01 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
27 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Derby County FC H 1–2 L
09 Nov Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#11 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Swansea City AFC and Sheffield Wednesday FC is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 12' Jordan Thorniley was booked on 12.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Oliver McBurnie, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Thorniley made 379 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ashley Baker.
  • 38' Matt Grimes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 41 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Mike van der Hoorn as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Carter-Vickers steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Marco Matias has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 63' Jefferson Montero is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Dyer at the 63 minute mark.
  • 65' Bersant Celina gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Kyle Naughton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Bersant Celina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' GOAL! Wayne Routledge scores on 72. Assisted by Bersant Celina
  • 77' Daniel Pudil has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Morgan Fox exits the field as Steven Fletcher enters on 79.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Atdhe Nuhiu, as he is very good at scoring at Liberty Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 89' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Reach 3
Andre Ayew 3
Jamal Lowe 3
Wayne Routledge 1
Jay Fulton 1
Jerry Yates 1
Steven Fletcher 1
Charlie Patino 1

Head to Head

2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-08 Brentford FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-01 Derby County FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-11-24 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Norwich City FC L 2018-11-10 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-12-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-11-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Derby County FC L 2018-11-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.99 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC45% Draw33% Sheffield Wednesday FC22%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
55%
Swansea City AFC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC25% Draw59% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
1 – 0
16.7%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 24% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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