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Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Swansea City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Tue 27 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 51' Tommy Smith
Matt Grimes 53' Y
Y 84' James McClean
Kasey Palmer 85' Y
Y 87' Angus Gunn

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner

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
3
8
Swansea City AFC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2020-01-25 Stoke City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2019-10-05 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2019-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
17 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Millwall FC H 2–1 W
26 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
24 Oct Brentford FC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Barnsley FC H 2–2 D
17 Oct Luton Town FC A 2–0 W
04 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
26 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Stoke City FC
#11 Position #26
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (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
Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Swansea City AFC vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The 26-year-old Tyrese Campbell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tashan Oakley-Boothe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Grimes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Jay Fulton puts Swansea City AFC on the lead.
  • 35' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact .
  • 45' Angus Gunn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Adam Davies makes way for Angus Gunn at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Tommy Smith gets a Yellow card.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Matt Grimes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' The whistle greets Josh Tymon as he departs to be replaced by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 71' Swansea City AFC have won 472 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Jake Bidwell on, Ryan Manning off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' John Obi Mikel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Steven Fletcher. He replaces Morgan Fox on 81 minute.
  • 84' Poor challenge from James McClean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Kasey Palmer is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 85.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Kasey Palmer gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 87' Angus Gunn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Swansea City AFC 2-0 Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Baker 3
Sam Clucas 3
Joshua Laurent 3
Nick Powell 2
Joel Piroe 2
James McClean 2
Andre Ayew 2
Eric Bocat 1

Head to Head

2020-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2020-01-25 Stoke City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2019-10-05 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2019-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2020-10-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-20 Coventry City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-10-03 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2020-09-26 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W

Stoke City FC Form

2020-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2020-10-24 Stoke City FC 3–2 Brentford FC W 2020-10-21 Stoke City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2020-10-17 Luton Town FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.66 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC37% Draw40% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
77%
Draw or Stoke City FC
63%
Swansea City AFC or Stoke City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC18% Draw69% Stoke City FC13%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.8%
1 – 0
18.8%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
0.9%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 23% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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