Swansea City and Stoke City square off in a midweek Championship fixture with both teams looking to smoothen some erratic showings in recent weeks. Separated by just one point, both sides appear evenly matched at the moment and look set to cancel each other out.
Swansea City are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough in their previous Championship fixture. They saw plenty of possession but failed to do much with it, finishing with just a single attempt on target.
That was the second straight defeat for Swansea City, who were beaten 1-0 by QPR in their previous fixture. Overall, Luke Williams’ men have picked up just one win from their last five matches and are five points above the relegation zone.
Despite losing to QPR in their previous fixture at the Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea City will still be counting on home comfort to get the job done. Prior to that result they had claimed two straight wins in front of their fans, beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 before seeing off Cardiff City 2-0.
Stoke City travel to the Swansea.com Stadium off the back of a 2-2 draw with West Brom last time out in the Championship. They fought back from two goals down with efforts from Million Manhoef and Andre Vidigal earning them the point.
The draws are becoming a thing for Stoke City, who were also held 1-1 by Huddersfield Town prior to the visit of West Brom. However, they have only lost once in their last five matches and are just one point above Swansea City.
Stoke City have shown some quality on their recent travels, winning their last two away matches. Steven Schumacher’s men picked up a 2-0 victory at Hull City in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Swansea City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Stoke City is valued at 2/1 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by Coral.
Head to head
Stoke City have an 14-11 advantage with six draws from 41 previous matches against Swansea City. Two of the last three meetings have ended in draws with both teams battling to a 1-1 scoreline in the reverse fixture back in December.
Players to watch
Jamal Lowe has been the shining light for Swansea City this season and is their leading scorer with eight Championship goals. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 11/4 with bet365.
Andre Vidigal continues to provide the spark going forward for Stoke City and has scored six Championship goals this season. The attacker is priced at odds of 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Swansea City and Stoke City know their way to goal and could be backed to score at 8/11 with BetVictor. Stoke saw over 3.5 goals in their previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 12/5 by BetVictor while bet365 is offering evens for over 2.5 goals.
There were more goals after the break in Stoke City’s preview fixture and a similar pattern is priced at 11/10 by Paddy Power.
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