FM Preview: Liverpool v Swansea City 17 Feb 2013

Last updated : 16 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Liverpool v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 9 of the 13 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 25 Nov Swansea City 0 - 0 Liverpool Premier League
2012/2013 Wed 31 Oct Liverpool 1 - 3 Swansea City League Cup
2011/2012 Sun 13 May Swansea City 1 - 0 Liverpool Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Liverpool 0 - 0 Swansea City Premier League
1989/1990 Tue 09 Jan Liverpool 8 - 0 Swansea City F.A. Cup
1989/1990 Sat 06 Jan Swansea City 0 - 0 Liverpool F.A. Cup
1982/1983 Sat 09 Apr Liverpool 3 - 0 Swansea City First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Liverpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Reds, with 5 goals against.

Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.

Liverpool's 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 37 from their 26 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Liverpool 6 1 2 3 12 11 5
Swansea City 6 2 2 2 7 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Swansea City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Anfield will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Liverpool 7 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Swansea City Not won in previous 4 away matches.

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