Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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

5
3
8
Swansea City AFC 16 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 #17
64 Points 55
46 Played 46
18 / 10 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
57 Scored 51
59 Conceded 56
-2 GD -5
1.39 PPG 1.20
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Liberty Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Marc Guehi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Jay Fulton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' GOAL! Jay Fulton fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael O'Neill might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The whistle greets Adam Davies as he departs to be replaced by Angus Gunn.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Tommy Smith. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' Matt Grimes was booked on 53.
  • 58' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' Tyrese Campbell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Tymon at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Jake Bidwell comes on to replace Ryan Manning.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Steven Fletcher comes on to replace Morgan Fox.
  • 84' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kasey Palmer.
  • 87' Kasey Palmer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • 87' Angus Gunn is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Swansea City AFC players.

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
Connor Roberts 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
3 / 4
1.33 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC44% Draw29% Stoke City FC27%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Stoke City FC
56%
Swansea City AFC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC29% Draw50% Stoke City FC21%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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