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Swansea City v Bolton Wanderers - Match Preview

Swansea City v Bolton Wanderers - Match Preview

Swansea City will be keen on returning to winning ways when they play host to second from bottom club, Bolton Wanderers at their Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon following a spate of recent defeats.

Swansea have lost three of their last four matches in the Championship having suffered defeats to Bristol City, Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday but the one thing in Swansea’s favour was the fact that all three losses were handed to them away from home.

On home turf, Graham Potter’s side are unbeaten in their last four matches amidst an overall record of  W D4 L5 scored 24 conceded 20, which includes wins over Sheffield United and Millwall as well as picking up points in draws with Wigan Athletic and one of Potter’s former clubs as a player, Birmingham City.

Recent home form has been steady enough for The Swans who have lost just one out of their last six, and with striker McBurnie (15 goals) and forward Celina (4 goals), the hosts stand a good chance of getting something from this clash.

Bolton Wanderers seem to have reverted to type following their shock 1-0 win away at Birmingham City as The Trotters have since suffered back-to-back defeats to Norwich City and Leeds United which, admittedly, were tough fixtures for Bolton to get anything from.

Bolton make their way down to Wales for this Saturday’s clash against Swansea City having lost seven of their last nine matches overall in the Championship, and the visitors still occupy a place in the bottom three as a result.

It’s also seven defeats from their last eight matches on their travels too, so even though they’re up against a 14th placed Swansea outfit, The Trotters will be up against it here to get anything from this match against a well-organised Swansea unit.

With just three away wins out of their last 27 matches on the road, Bolton possess a woeful record away from home in the Championship and have done so for some time, so it’s difficult to see how Phil Parkinson’s side can get a result in Wales on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors have also kept just three clean sheets on the road this season which could be one of the keys to determining the outcome of this encounter, especially if the McBurnie threat isn’t dealt with on Saturday. A Swansea City win is on the cards here.

Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 94 44 30 4 10 47
2
Leeds United 90 44 27 9 8 43
3
Ipswich Town 89 43 26 11 6 32
4
Southampton 84 44 25 9 10 24
5
West Bromwich 72 44 20 12 12 23
6
Norwich City 72 44 21 9 14 16
7
Hull City 69 44 19 12 13 9
8
Coventry City 63 43 17 12 14 13
9
Middlesbrough 63 44 18 9 17 4
10
Preston North End 63 44 18 9 17 -5
11
Cardiff City 62 44 19 5 20 -11
12
Bristol City 59 44 16 11 17 4
13
Sunderland 56 44 16 8 20 1
14
Swansea City 56 44 15 11 18 -5
15
Watford 53 44 12 17 15 1
16
Millwall 53 44 14 11 19 -12
17
Stoke City 50 44 13 11 20 -16
18
QPR 50 44 13 11 20 -16
19
Blackburn Rovers 49 44 13 10 21 -16
20
Plymouth Argyle 48 44 12 12 20 -11
21
Sheffield Wednesday 47 44 13 8 23 -29
22
Birmingham City 46 44 12 10 22 -16
23
Huddersfield 44 44 9 17 18 -27
24
Rotherham 24 44 4 12 28 -53

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