Swansea – West Brom Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (09.12.2017)

Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion meet at Liberty Stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 21-05-2017, in a match for the Premier League which ended in a Swansea City victory (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by J. Ayew (72 ‘) and Llorente (86’), for Swansea City, and J. Evans (33 ‘), for West Bromwich Albion. Despite being a match between 20 º and º of the table, it is actually a match between the 20th ranked in home games and the 14 th as a visitor.

Swansea City:

The home team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 9 points won, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Chelsea, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Stoke City, by (2-1). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 8 points in away matches and 4 at their stadium, with 4 goals scored and 8 conceded in away matches, against 4 goals scored and 10 conceded at home. For the league, Swansea City won 4 points out of 21 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 7 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (4 out of 7 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 15 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Swansea comes to this day with a defeat to Stoke, 2-1, adding the seventh game in a row without beating the English championship: Bony was the author of the team’s only goal. Despite this negative phase, coach Paul Clement must keep the team in a 4-4-2, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks through the wings: Jordan Ayew is a very fast and strong player in the transition offensive. On the other hand, young Englishman Tammy Abraham is the highlight of Swansea, with 4 goals and 1 assist. Everything indicates that the coach has Barley and Blair in doubt, both with physical problems.

West Bromwich Albion:

The away team is currently in the ª position, without any points won, after 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Newcastle United, by (2-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Crystal Palace, by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 5 points out of their stadium, with 4 goals scored and 9 conceded as away goals, against 8 goals scored and 12 conceded at home. For the league, West Bromwich Albion won 5 points out of 21 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 7 away matches.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 13 games. In their away matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The West Bromwich Albion is going through difficulties this season and currently occupies the last positions in the leaderboard, a place very similar to that of his opponent. In this game away from home coach Alan Pardew must play in 4-4-2, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks, especially, through the flanks: Jay Rodriguez is primarily responsible for creating the attacking games. On the other hand, Salomón Rondón is one of the best scorers of West Bromwich, with 2 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have the injured Morrison, Dawson, Chadli and Brunt.