Swansea City AFC
Football England - EFL Championship Swansea.com Stadium Tue 24 Feb 14:45
Preston North End FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Swansea vs Preston

Swansea take on Preston at Swansea.com Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 24 February.

Swans Stand Out on the Betting Coupon

We think that Swansea can get the better of Preston and we really like the odds of -123 on the Full-Time Result market. The price looks appealing and we’re confident this selection will be on the money.

Preston Won 2-1 in Teams’ Previous H2H

Swansea City last league match was a 1-0 win over Bristol City at Swansea.com Stadium. That means it’s now been three Championship home victories on the bounce. The Swans recorded three shots on target and had 44% possession, with the winning goal scored by Zan Vipotnik in the 26th minute.

Preston North End suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 1-0 scoreline occurred on the road at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers. Paul Heckingbottom's men had two shots on goal and enjoyed 55% possession.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Preston who were victorious when they last faced Swansea. At Deepdale, a 2-1 home triumph was recorded. In the past 10 H2H matches, there have been five Preston victories, four Swansea wins and a draw.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
11 Swansea logo Swansea 46 18 10 18 57 59 -2 57:59 64
14 Preston logo Preston 46 15 15 16 55 62 -7 55:62 60
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Swansea City – Last 10 League Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.5 goals from 13.7 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal. Swansea have had 55.7% possession and 4.9 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 0.8 goals from 10.2 attempts and 4.1 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 4.9 corners.

Players to Watch

Top scorer Zan Vipotnik has found the net 7 times, with Goncalo Franco, Malick Junior Yalcouye, Marko Stamenic and Josh Key getting 1 goals each. Josh Tymon is the leading assists maker on 4.

Preston North End – Last 10 League Games

Preston have won 3, lost 5 and drawn 2, with an average of 9.5 attempts, 3.3 shots on goal and 1.0 goals. The Lancashire side average 45.1% possession, 4.1 corners awarded and 7.4 corners against them, while 1.4 goals have been conceded from 4.6 shots on goal and 13.8 attempts.

Players to Watch

Lewis Dobbin and Alfie Devine have scored 3 goals, followed by Milutin Osmajic with 2. Ben Whiteman has had 2 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Swansea confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Lawrence Vigouroux (GK), Ethan Galbraith, Ben Cabango, Cameron Burgess, Josh Tymon, Jay Fulton, Goncalo Franco, Ronald Pereira, Leo Walta, Ji-Sung Eom, Zan Vipotnik.

Preston confirmed lineup (3-5-2): David Cornell (GK), Odel Offiah, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Pol Valentin, Alistair McCann, Ben Whiteman, Callum Lang, Andrija Vukcevic, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison.

Swansea vs Preston Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Swansea vs Preston betting tips include a main match prediction, a correct score pick, corners forecast, standout player prop selections and bet builder advice. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Match Prediction

If you agree with our verdict that Swansea will have the edge in this Championship clash, then you can back the home team at -123. We’re expecting a nice potential return with this match winner bet.

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football predictions. The Championship form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Swansea vs Preston league stats:

  • Swansea have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Swansea have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Swansea have won 3 consecutive games at home.
  • Preston have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
Swansea to Win Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 55.2% prospect of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Swansea Swansea logo 1 - 0 Preston logo Preston

Our correct score prediction is a 1-0 win for Swansea which is available at odds of +510. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Zan Vipotnik to Score +180 BetMGM logo

Zan Vipotnik (Swansea) has found the net in four straight Championship games on home soil. Based on the numbers, we are looking to bet the +180 for him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Zan Vipotnik Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Preston Under 3.5 Corners -103 BetMGM logo

Preston have had under 3.5 corners in six straight away matches, while Swansea have had an average of 3.80 corners against them in their previous 5 home games. We’re anticipating Preston to fall short of the line, with this Team Corners wager available at -103.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Swansea Logo Swansea
Total
9.80 4.90 4.90
Home
9.30 5.20 4.10
Away
10.80 5.10 5.70
Preston Logo Preston
Total
11.50 4.10 7.40
Home
12.60 5.50 7.10
Away
10.60 3.70 6.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Swansea -123
Total Goals Under 2.5 -130
Anytime Goalscorer Zan Vipotnik +180

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Swansea vs Preston Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Expecting Swansea to Triumph

Swansea City are forecasted to be the most likely winner in this Championship encounter. The -128 for them coming out on top suggests a 56% probability based on their latest betting odds. Preston North End are the +350 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

There’s an alternative Asian Handicap angle where you back Swansea -0.75 against Preston at -102. A 2+ goal win means a full return, although you get a payout on half your stake if they win by one and the other half is refunded.

You can get a similar price whether you’re betting Under or Over 2.5 Goals. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -128.

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Zan Vipotnik Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Zan Vipotnik is the market leader at +370 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals
Zan Vipotnik (Swansea)
First
+370
Anytime
+165
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Leo Walta (Swansea)
First
+480
Anytime
+190
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Liam Cullen (Swansea)
First
+600
Anytime
+270
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Milutin Osmajic (Preston)
First
+650
Anytime
+270
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Stats: Championship matches only
Swansea have swerved defeat at Swansea.com Stadium in the previous nine matches. The Swans have clocked up seven wins, two draws and one defeat in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 0.60.

Preston have failed to win in their last three matches on their travels. Paul Heckingbottom's men have finished with four draws, three wins and three defeats in the last 10 away games, recording an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Swansea enjoyed a 3-0 winning scoreline when last meeting Preston at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea have landed victory in five of the previous 6 H2H games at Swansea.com Stadium, with Preston winning once.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Swansea logo Swansea Home Stats 7-2-1 2.30 1.70 0.60 4 6 5 5
Preston logo Preston Away Stats 3-4-3 2.40 1.10 1.30 4 6 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Swansea logo Swansea League Stats
Preston logo Preston League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Swansea vs Preston Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Swansea vs Preston team news before betting. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Championship along with up-to-date injury news.

Swansea Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Preston Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Swansea Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

22 Lawrence Vigouroux
30 Ethan Galbraith 5 Ben Cabango 15 Cameron Burgess 14 Josh Tymon
4 Jay Fulton 17 Goncalo Franco
35 Ronald Pereira 21 Leo Walta 10 Ji-Sung Eom
9 Zan Vipotnik
13 David Cornell
42 Odel Offiah 19 Lewis Gibson 16 Andrew Hughes
2 Pol Valentin 8 Alistair McCann 4 Ben Whiteman 10 Callum Lang 3 Andrija Vukcevic
17 Lewis Dobbin 9 Daniel Jebbison

Preston Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Swansea Substitutes

  • 1Andrew Fisher
  • 2Josh Key
  • 7Melker Widell
  • 8M. Junior Yalcouye
  • 16Ishe Samuels-Smith
  • 18Gustavo Nunes
  • 20Liam Cullen
  • 25Joel Ward
  • 31Oliver Cooper

Preston Substitutes

  • 6Liam Lindsay
  • 11Robert Brady
  • 12Jack Walton
  • 14Jordan Storey
  • 21Alfie Devine
  • 23Andrew Moran
  • 24Michael Smith
  • 28Milutin Osmajic
  • 44Brad Potts

Previous Swansea Lineups

21 Feb Championship
Swansea 1-0 Bristol City
14 Feb Championship
Derby 2-0 Swansea
08 Feb Championship
Swansea 4-0 Sheffield Wed
31 Jan Championship
Watford 0-2 Swansea
24 Jan Championship
Hull 2-1 Swansea
20 Jan Championship
Swansea 3-1 Blackburn

Previous Preston Lineups

20 Feb Championship
Blackburn 1-0 Preston
14 Feb Championship
Preston 2-2 Watford
07 Feb Championship
Preston 1-0 Portsmouth
31 Jan Championship
Ipswich 1-1 Preston
24 Jan Championship
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston
20 Jan Championship
Preston 0-3 Hull

Injuries & Suspensions

Swansea Injury Table
Type Name Info
Zeidane Inoussa Other
Preston Injury Table
Type Name Info
Callum Lang Shoulder
Jamal Lewis Thigh
Team Squads

Swansea Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Vitor Matos

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Cameron Burgess 15 D 33 2970 33 0 0 0 7 0
Lawrence Vigouroux 22 G 33 2970 33 0 0 0 1 0
Ben Cabango 5 D 32 2862 32 0 1 0 8 0
Josh Tymon 14 D 32 2822 31 1 1 7 7 0
Ethan Galbraith 30 M 33 2628 30 3 2 1 5 0

Preston Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Ben Whiteman 4 M 32 2830 32 0 1 4 8 0
Jordan Storey 14 D 32 2815 32 0 2 2 6 1
Daniel Iversen 22 G 26 2340 26 0 0 1 1 0
Andrew Hughes 16 D 26 2216 25 1 0 0 8 0
Alfie Devine 21 M 32 2200 26 6 6 2 3 0
England FlagChampionship Table
Championship Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 80
6 Hull 46 21 10 15 70:66 73
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 69:65 71
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 67:59 69
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 63:56 65
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 57:56 64
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 57:59 64
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59:59 62
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 66:66 60
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 55:62 60
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 61:73 58
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 53:65 57
17 Stoke 46 15 10 21 51:56 55
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 49:64 55
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 44:58 53
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 42:56 52
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 48:58 51
22 Oxford 46 11 14 21 45:59 47
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 58:68 46
24 Sheffield Wed 46 2 12 32 29:89 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 23 17 4 2 51:19 55
2 Ipswich 23 14 8 1 43:17 50
3 Southampton 23 12 8 3 38:19 44
4 Birmingham 23 12 8 3 39:22 44
5 Middlesbrough 23 12 6 5 34:18 42
6 Millwall 23 13 3 7 33:25 42
7 Swansea 23 11 6 6 34:27 39
8 Hull 23 11 5 7 35:34 38
9 Wrexham 23 10 7 6 41:37 37
10 Watford 23 10 7 6 30:27 37
11 Derby 23 10 6 7 31:27 36
12 West Brom 23 8 10 5 28:25 34
13 Stoke 23 9 6 8 34:28 33
14 QPR 23 10 3 10 40:37 33
15 Sheffield Utd 23 9 4 10 38:33 31
16 Bristol City 23 9 4 10 33:31 31
17 Preston 23 8 7 8 28:30 31
18 Charlton 23 9 4 10 23:26 31
19 Portsmouth 23 8 6 9 25:23 30
20 Norwich 23 9 3 11 27:28 30
21 Oxford 23 7 8 8 24:27 29
22 Leicester 23 7 7 9 31:34 28
23 Blackburn 23 4 9 10 19:27 21
24 Sheffield Wed 23 1 7 15 14:44 10

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