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Preston vs Swansea: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 26, 2023 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston

Preston
2-1
Swansea

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What was the result of Preston vs Swansea?

Preston won 2-1 on August 26, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 33′H. AshbySwansea
  • 67′A. HughesPreston
  • 79′D. HolmesPreston

Official lineup for Preston vs Swansea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Preston

3-4-2-1
  1. 7W. Keane
  1. 10M. Frøkjær-Jensen
  2. 25D. Holmes
  1. 33Kian Andrew Best
  2. 18R. Ledson
  3. 8A. Browne
  4. 44B. Potts
  1. 16A. Hughes
  2. 6L. Lindsay
  3. 14J. Storey
  1. 1F. Woodman

Swansea

3-5-2
  1. 9J. Yates
  2. 20L. Cullen
  1. 2J. Key
  2. 18C. Patino
  3. 8M. Grimes
  4. 4J. Fulton
  5. 30H. Ashby
  1. 6H. Darling
  2. 5B. Cabango
  3. 23N. Wood-Gordon
  1. 22C. Rushworth
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Swansea have 8, 4 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-0Championship
Aug 12, 2023Sunderland(home)2-1Championship
Aug 8, 2023Salford City(home)2-2League Cup
Aug 5, 2023Bristol City(away)1-1Championship
Jul 29, 2023Stockport County(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Swansea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2023Coventry(home)1-1Championship
Aug 12, 2023West Brom(away)2-3Championship
Aug 8, 2023Northampton(home)3-0League Cup
Aug 5, 2023Birmingham(home)1-1Championship
Aug 1, 2023Tiverton Town(away)4-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Preston wins, 0 draws, 3 Swansea wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 19, 2023Swansea 4-2 PrestonChampionship
Nov 1, 2022Preston 1-0 SwanseaChampionship
Jan 22, 2022Swansea 1-0 PrestonChampionship
Aug 28, 2021Preston 3-1 SwanseaChampionship
Apr 5, 2021Swansea 0-1 PrestonChampionship
Sep 12, 2020Preston 0-1 SwanseaChampionship

Last archived meeting: Swansea vs Preston on Apr 19, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Preston score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 2.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Preston1.71.175/159/15
Swansea2.11.167/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Preston sit 24th in Championship (4 points from 11 matches) and Swansea sit 1st (23 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Swansea1172216823
24Preston111199244

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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