Swansea vs Stoke Prediction and Preview – 19/10/15
Premier League preview – Swansea vs Stoke prediction
Kyle Naughton may continue to be absent from the squad, so Swansea manager Garry Monk will select Angel Rangel at right-back, if that proves to be the case. There are doubts over Andre Ayew but he should be OK to play some part and Ki Sung-yeung will hope to get the nod in central midfield ahead of Jack Cork.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes is still without central defender Ryan Shawcross and can now add goalkeeper Shay Given to the injury list. Striker Mame Biram Diouf will not travel with the squad to South Wales but Xherdan Shaqiri should be available for selection and play in a three behind Jonathan Walters.
Possible Line-ups
Swansea: 4-2-3-1 formation: Fabianski; Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor; Sung-Yeung, Shelvey; Montero, Sigurdsson, Ayew; Gomis
Stoke: 4-2-3-1 formation: Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Wollscheid, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic; Walters
Statistics
- Swansea have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Stoke have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Swansea have scored an average of 1.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Stoke have scored an average of 1 goal and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Swansea’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Stoke’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
Swansea come in to this game 13th in the Premier League table, having picked up 10 points from their 8 games this season. However, Garry Monk’s team have not won any of their last 5 competitive matches and have tasted defeat at Southampton, Watford and Hull. That being said, Swansea come in to this match unbeaten at the Liberty Stadium, having played the likes of Everton, Tottenham and Manchester United.
Following a very slow start to the season, Stoke have started to turns things around, with some positive results. A 1-0 win at Fulham in the League Cup was followed by Premier League victories at home to Bournemouth and away to Aston Villa. Scoring goals has been a bit of problem, having netted just 8 in 8 games, only Watford and West Brom have a worse record. However, away from home, Stoke have only tasted defeat once this season and that was at Arsenal.
Swansea really need a win to get their season back on track and considering Stoke’s poor record against them, they may just sneak it.
Tips
Under 2.5 goals at 4/6 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Swansea win at 19/20 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Swasnea to win by 1 goal at 5/2 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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