FM Preview: Stoke City v Swansea City 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stoke City v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 27 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 26 Feb Stoke City 2-0 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 02 Oct Swansea City 2 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2000/2001 Wed 07 Mar Stoke City 1 - 2 Swansea City League Division Two
2000/2001 Sat 14 Oct Swansea City 2 - 1 Stoke City League Division Two
1998/1999 Sat 05 Dec Swansea City 1 - 0 Stoke City F.A. Cup
1992/1993 Tue 23 Mar Swansea City 1 - 2 Stoke City League Division Two
1992/1993 Sat 28 Nov Stoke City 2 - 1 Swansea City League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stoke City may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. The Potters's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Swans's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 4 points from their 5 games played so far,

Swansea City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stoke City 6 0 4 2 7 9 4
Swansea City 6 3 1 2 11 10 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Swans has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stoke City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stoke City Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Swansea City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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