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Swansea City play host to Newcastle United at Liberty Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 37.50 of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1983, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Swans in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 28 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 31 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sun 16 Oct | Swansea City | 1-2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 13 Dec | Swansea City | 4 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 18 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 3 | Swansea City | CHMP |
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 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City's total of 48 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Newcastle Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 59 points from the 29 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Newcastle Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Swans in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |