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

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Championship · 2018-19

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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

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

Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Swansea City AFC and Sheffield Wednesday FC is underway.
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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
12' Jordan Thorniley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ashley Baker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' The 29-year-old Bersant Celina has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Ashley Baker will be fuming at that decision.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' Swansea City AFC make a change. Mike van der Hoorn trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Carter-Vickers on 46 minutes.
51' Swansea City AFC have won 479 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Atdhe Nuhiu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' Goal! Marco Matias scores his 15 goal in 384 matches.
63' The crowd applauds Nathan Dyer as he leaves the pitch. Jefferson Montero steps in for Swansea City AFC.
65' Bersant Celina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle Naughton on 65 minute.
70' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
71' Bersant Celina doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' Magnificent from Wayne Routledge! That is 10 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' 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.
79' Steven Fletcher is replacing Morgan Fox for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
84' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
With this win, Swansea City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Oliver McBurnie
22
Joe Rodon
21
Matt Grimes
25
Erwin Mulder
26
Kyle Naughton ↓ Bersant Celina 65'
5
Mike van der Hoorn ↓ Cameron Carter-Vickers 46'
15
Wayne Routledge
8
Leroy Fer C
12
Nathan Dyer ↓ Jefferson Montero 63'
23
Connor Roberts
19
Barrie McKay

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	3
Jamal Lowe	3
Adam Reach	3
Morgan Fox	1
Ben Wilmot	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Marco Matias	1
Rhian Brewster	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.64 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC49% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

74%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

51%

Swansea City AFC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC33% Draw45% Sheffield Wednesday FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Clean Sheet