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Swansea City face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, with Swansea City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cherries 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 03 Nov | Swansea City | 4 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cherries, with 3 goals against.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 42 matches. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 65 from their 42 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
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 Bournemouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |