Swansea vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 11, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
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What was the result of Swansea vs Preston?
Swansea won 1-0 on August 11, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 32′J. FultonSwansea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swansea have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Preston have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2018 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| May 13, 2018 | Stoke City(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| May 8, 2018 | Southampton(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| May 5, 2018 | Bournemouth(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Chelsea(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2018 | QPR(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| May 6, 2018 | Burton Albion(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Norwich(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Apr 14, 2018 | QPR(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Swansea score 0.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Preston | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Swansea sit 9th in Championship (4 points from 2 matches) and Preston sit 20th (0 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Swansea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Preston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy