England Championship - Swansea City VS West Bromwich(WBA) Prediction
England Championship - Swansea City VS West Bromwich(WBA)
Match Time:04-01-2025 20:30 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Swansea City - WLLWWL
Swansea City will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 4-0 Championship defeat in their last game at the hands of Portsmouth.
In that match, Swansea City had 72% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Portsmouth had 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Josh Murphy (22'), Paddy Lane (29'), Ryley Towler (61') and Colby Bishop (78') scored for Portsmouth.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Swansea City have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Swansea City have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals during that time.
Ahead of this meeting, Swansea City are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Josh Ginnelly (Achilles tendon rupture), Andy Fisher (Groin surgery) and Oliver Cooper (Foot injury) won’t be available for Swansea City boss Luke Williams.
It seems likely that The Swans look set to opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for this game and select Lawrence Vigouroux, Cyrus Christie, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling, Josh Tymon, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes, Ronald, Liam Cullen, Ji-sung Eom and Zan Vipotnik.
West Bromwich Albion - WLWLDW
West Bromwich Albion will come into the encounter after a 3-1 Championship win vs Preston North End in their last outing.
In that match, West Bromwich Albion had 46% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For West Bromwich Albion, goals were scored by Josh Maja (18', 40') and Callum Styles (35'). On the other side, Preston North End got 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Ryan Ledson (70') was the scorer for Preston North End.
In their last six clashes, West Bromwich Albion have amassed a tally of 10 goals. West Bromwich Albion have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 5 goals go against them. Nonetheless, we’ll just have to find out whether such a trend will be sustained in this upcoming match.
Pre-game facts show that West Bromwich Albion:
haven't beaten Swansea City in games played away from home for the previous 4 league matches. Not good.
are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.
Thanks to a mainly healthy group of players, there’s just the lone fitness worry for the West Bromwich Albion manager Chris Brunt to be concerned about. Daryl Dike (Achilles tendon surgery) won’t be playing here.
There’s a good chance that The Baggies might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Kyle Bartley, Torbjørn Heggem, Callum Styles, Jayson Molumby, Ousmane Diakité, Tom Fellows, Karlan Grant, Mikey Johnston and Josh Maja.
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Vigouroux; Christie, Cabango, Darling, Tymon; Fulton, Grimes; Pereira, Cullen, Eom; Vipotnik
West Bromwich Albion possible starting lineup:
Palmer; Furlong, Bartley, Heggem, Styles; Molumby, Diakite; Fellows, Grant, Johnston; Maja
Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
With 23 wins from the last 52 meetings between the sides, Swansea City boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
West Bromwich Albion have picked up 19 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 10 occasions.
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last four home games against the Baggies, picking up three wins and one draw since a 2-1 loss in November 2018.
West Brom have failed to taste victory in their last five away matches, losing twice and claiming three draws since November’s 2-1 victory at Hull City.
Prediction: Swansea City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
After a battering on the South Coast, Swansea are up against it once again as they welcome a playoff-chasing West Brom side in South Wales. The Baggies are still going about their second-tier duties admirably despite the shock departure of Corberan and should be good enough for a point this weekend.
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