Tonight, the Championship match between Swansea City and Stoke City is about to kick off. Before the game, it’s worth considering the Opta stats that can give us an insight into how these two teams have performed against each other in recent years.
Swansea has won five out of their last nine league meetings with Stoke at the Swansea.com Stadium, with none of those games ending in a draw. On the other hand, Stoke has been unbeaten in their last five league games against Swansea, with three wins where they scored exactly three times.
Since Luke Williams took charge of Swansea in January, they have lost five out of seven home league games. This makes them the Championship side with the most home losses during that period. Meanwhile, Stoke had a slow start away from home with only two wins in their first seven games under Steven Schumacher. However, they have won their last two away games and are looking to win three in a row for the first time since December 2005.
One interesting statistic to note is that Stoke has been strong from set pieces in their recent away games. Four out of their last eight goals came from free kicks and corners, which is one more than their first 15 such goals of the season. This shows an improvement in their set-piece efficiency that could give them an advantage over Swansea tonight.
