Swansea vs Stoke prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-09 19:00.
[p]Separated by just one point and three places heading into this latest round of Championship fixtures, 15th-placed Swansea City and 18th-placed Stoke City will still be looking nervously over their shoulders at the bottom three, as they sit only five and four points above the relegation zone respectively. Swansea will perhaps be the more anxious going into this match despite their slightly loftier status as since a hugely significant 2-0 derby win over Cardiff City last month, they have picked up just one point from the following three games, scoring once in that time. [/p]
[p]That clean sheet against Cardiff is the only one that has been earned at home in the league during boss Luke Williams’ tenure to date, and concerningly Swansea haven’t beaten Stoke in any of their last five meetings (D2, L3). However, they have tended to start matches pretty strongly, shutting out their last eight opponents in the first 40 minutes. [/p]
[p]After a hugely important 2-0 victory at Hull City in Stoke’s last away game, subsequent draws against Huddersfield Town (1-1) and West Bromwich Albion (2-2) at the bet365 Stadium were not what the doctor ordered. But Steven Schumacher will be pleased with the way that his side fought to come from behind in both matches, especially against the Baggies, when they trailed 2-0 heading into the 68th minute. [/p]
[p]Despite the Potters’ awful campaign, there is now the opportunity to record three straight league wins on their travels for the first time since 2005, when they recorded four away triumphs on the bounce in November and December! A fast start may be key to doing so, as since the turn of the year, the team that has scored first in all seven of Stoke’s Championship encounters on the road has taken the three points. [/p]
[p]Key battle: Jamal Lowe was the scorer of Swansea’s last two goals, but despite having faced Stoke on ten occasions during his career, he has netted just once against them. Up against him is likely to be Ki-Jana Hoever, who has registered a goal involvement from the 50th minute onwards in his last three games. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of the round, no side has lost more times in the Championship this season than Swansea (five) after taking the lead.[/p]