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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
West Bromwich Albion FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sun 8 Dec 2019 · 12:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Matt Grimes
Y 50' Jay Fulton
Nathan Ferguson 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

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West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · Avg 3.8 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Swansea City AFC H 5–1 W
02 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
27 Nov Bristol City FC H 4–1 W
23 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
09 Nov Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–5 L
29 Nov Fulham FC H 1–2 L
26 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Millwall FC H 0–1 L
09 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
02 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC Swansea City AFC
#21 Position #11
51 Points 64
46 Played 46
13 / 14 / 19 W / D / L 18 / 10 / 18
48 Scored 57
58 Conceded 59
-10 GD -2
1.11 PPG 1.39
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Bromwich Albion FC to score. At the same time, Swansea City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Semi Ajayi, a Nigeria , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' What composure from Semi Ajayi! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' A stunning finish from Matheus Pereira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 39' Sam Surridge does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matt Grimes.
  • 44' Hal Robson-Kanu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Nathan Dyer on, Kristoffer Peterson off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Jay Fulton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan Ferguson.
  • 56' Darnell Furlong gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Kieran Gibbs and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Ahmed Hegazy. He replaces Kyle Bartley on 66 minute.
  • 70' The Scotland Matt Phillips breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 4-1!
  • 71' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Grady Diangana is replaced by Kyle Edwards on 71 minute.
  • 74' A stunning finish from Kyle Edwards — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 75 minute. George Byers leaves to be changed by Barrie McKay.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Andre Ayew has done his job and it is now time for Aldo Kalulu to step up.
  • 88' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Semi Ajayi 3
Joel Piroe 3
Jules Ntcham 2
Matt Phillips 1
Joe Allen 1
Hal Robson-Kanu 1
Michael Obafemi 1
Matthew Sorinola 1

Head to Head

2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W 2019-12-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-11-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-11-09 Hull City AFC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC L 2019-11-29 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2019-11-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2019-11-23 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2019-11-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2019-11-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.3 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + West Bromwich Albion FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC65% Draw20% Swansea City AFC15%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
35%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC46% Draw39% Swansea City AFC15%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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