Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 22, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Swansea.com Stadium

Swansea
2 - 1
Preston

Paterson (60', 90+5')
Grimes (30'), Lowe (32'), Lowe (32'), Cabango (38'), Paterson (42')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Millar (67')
McCann (45+5'), Holmes (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Swansea City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Swansea City

All competitions

Last Game: Swansea 1-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 1-5 Watford
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Swansea City 1-1 Preston North End

This is a game between two sides that are increasingly eager to get three points on the board on a more regular basis. However, we expect a tense encounter, one which may may end in a low-scoring draw. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Swansea City win with a probability of 47.33%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.05% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (8.55%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Swansea City	Draw	Preston North End
47.33% ( 0.07)	25.62% ( -0.04)	27.05% ( -0.04)

Both teams to score 51.72% (

0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.28% (

0.14)

51.72% (

-0.13)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.51% (

0.12)

73.5% (

-0.12)

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.15% (

0.09)

21.86% (

-0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.91% (

0.14)

55.09% (

-0.14)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.18% (

0.04)

33.82% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.52% (

0.05)

70.49% (

-0.05)

Score Analysis

Swansea City 47.33%

Preston North End 27.05%

Draw 25.62%

Swansea City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.24% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 9.27% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 8.55% 3-1 @ 4.7% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 4.33% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.55% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.79% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.65% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 0.97% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.3% Total : 47.33%	1-1 @ 12.18% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 7.39% ( -0.04) 2-2 @ 5.02% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 0.92% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.1% Total : 25.62%	0-1 @ 8.01% ( -0.03) 1-2 @ 6.61% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.34% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 2.39% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.82% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 1.57% ( -0) Other @ 2.32% Total : 27.05%