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Swansea City prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Liberty Stadium on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Swans are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the Swans carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 03 Feb | Swansea City | 1-0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | Bournemouth | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Swansea City | 0 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | ASSM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Swans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Bournemouth is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Swansea City's total of 24 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 16 points from their 16 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Swans being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Bournemouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |