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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
Swansea.com Stadium
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Swansea
3 - 0
Preston

Grimes (40' pen.), Abdulai (61'), Vipotnik (83')
Abdulai (59')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Frokjaer-Jensen (34'), Ledson (43'), Whiteman (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Swansea City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 3-1 Gillingham
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Swansea City 2-1 Preston North End

Having gotten the better of Sunderland, Preston will believe that they can build on that success. However, Swansea's greater stability under Williams could prove key here, leading us to predict a home win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Swansea City win with a probability of 53.86%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 20.98%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.85%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (7.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Swansea CityDrawPreston North End
53.86% (-0.475 -0.48) 25.15% (0.335 0.34) 20.98% (0.136 0.14)
Both teams to score 46.8% (-0.755 -0.76)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.99% (-1.095 -1.1)55.01% (1.093 1.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.72% (-0.913 -0.91)76.28% (0.911 0.91)
Swansea City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.58% (-0.623 -0.62)20.42% (0.62 0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.14% (-0.995 -1)52.86% (0.992 0.99)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.81% (-0.485 -0.48)41.19% (0.483 0.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.27% (-0.433 -0.43)77.73% (0.42899999999999 0.43)
Score Analysis
    Swansea City 53.86%
    Preston North End 20.98%
    Draw 25.15%
Swansea CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.36% (0.31 0.31)
2-0 @ 10.61% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
2-1 @ 9.42% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)
3-0 @ 5.62% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-1 @ 4.99% (-0.143 -0.14)
4-0 @ 2.23% (-0.078 -0.08)
3-2 @ 2.21% (-0.093 -0.09)
4-1 @ 1.98% (-0.097 -0.1)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 53.86%
1-1 @ 11.85% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 8.41% (0.351 0.35)
2-2 @ 4.18% (-0.094 -0.09)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 25.15%
0-1 @ 7.46% (0.216 0.22)
1-2 @ 5.26% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.31% (0.053 0.05)
1-3 @ 1.55% (-0.025 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.23% (-0.045 -0.04)
0-3 @ 0.98% (0.003 0)
Other @ 1.2%
Total : 20.98%

How you voted: Swansea vs Preston

Swansea City
86.2%
Draw
3.4%
Preston North End
10.3%
29
Head to Head
Dec 22, 2023 7.45pm
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Swansea
2-1
Preston
Paterson (60', 90+5')
Grimes (30'), Lowe (32'), Lowe (32'), Cabango (38'), Paterson (42')
Millar (67')
McCann (45+5'), Holmes (74')
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
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Preston
2-1
Swansea
Hughes (67'), Holmes (79')
Ledson (11'), Browne (48')
Ashby (33')
N (48')
Apr 19, 2023 7.45pm
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Swansea
4-2
Preston
Piroe (2', 90+4'), Allen (35'), Darling (44')
Cannon (48'), Parrott (71')
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Preston
1-0
Swansea
Potts (30')
Jan 22, 2022 3pm
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Swansea
1-0
Preston
Manning (51')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd27176438172155
2Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
3Burnley27141123192253
4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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