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Swansea City play host to Stoke City at the Swansea.com Stadium in round nine of the EFL Championship on Saturday. The Potters head into the weekend off the back of a 6-1 thumping of Portsmouth and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling.
Swansea City were left red-faced in their midweek clash against Sheffield United as a first-half own goal from Josh Tymoon gifted the Blades a 1-0 victory at Bramall Lane.
Before that, the Swans were on a three-game unbeaten run, picking up consecutive victories over Norwich City and Coventry City before playing out a 1-1 draw with Bristol City on September 29.
Swansea City now return home, where they are unbeaten in the Championship this season, picking up two wins and two draws from their four matches.
Stoke City, on the other hand, secured their biggest win of the season so far as they steamrolled newly-promoted Portsmouth 6-1 at the bet365 Stadium on Wednesday.
This was a much-needed result for the Potters, who had lost their previous three league games, conceding six goals and scoring just once in that time.
Stoke City have picked up nine points from their eight Championship games to sit 15th in the standings, two points and three places behind this weekend’s hosts.
Swansea City vs Stoke City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 33 wins from the last 82 meetings between the sides, Stoke City hold a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Swansea City have picked up 26 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 23 occasions.
- Stoke City have failed to win five of their last seven EFL Championship away matches, losing four and picking up one draw since the start of April.
- Swansea City are unbeaten in six of their last seven home games in the league, claiming four wins and two draws since the second week of April.
Swansea City vs Stoke City Prediction
While Stoke City will look to continue from where they left off against Portsmouth, the Swans have been rock-solid at home in the last few months and we predict they will come away with the desired result.
Prediction: Swansea City 2-1 Stoke City
Swansea City vs Stoke City Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Swansea City to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of their last seven encounters)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been three or more goals scored in five of the last seven meetings between the two teams)
