FootyMAD's Swansea City match preview

Last updated : 19 October 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City fixture

West Brom. play host to Swansea City at The Hawthorns on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 12 contests.

The last time the two teams met at West Brom. was back in September 2000, over five years ago, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2000/2001 Wed 06 Sep West Brom. 2-1 Swansea City LGEC
2000/2001 Tue 22 Aug Swansea City 0 - 0 West Brom. LGEC
1992/1993 Wed 19 May West Brom. 2 - 0 Swansea City D2PO
1992/1993 Sun 16 May Swansea City 2 - 1 West Brom. D2PO
1992/1993 Wed 07 Apr West Brom. 3 - 0 Swansea City LGE1
1992/1993 Sat 12 Dec Swansea City 0 - 0 West Brom. LGE1
1991/1992 Fri 06 Mar Swansea City 0 - 0 West Brom. LGE1

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Baggies, with 7 goals against.

Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

West Brom. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 12 games giving them a return of 24 points. Swansea City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 12 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 2 1 3 9 7 7
Swansea City 6 2 4 0 5 2 10

FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Swansea City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. 7 games since last home draw.
Swansea City Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
7 games since last defeat.