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Swansea could edge Brentford for the points

Swansea City vs Brentford - 22/10/2019

Swansea could edge Brentford for the points
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Swansea City were held to a third draw in five matches on the weekend when they drew 1-1 away at Championship strugglers, Barnsley, but The Swans now return to the Liberty Stadium for Tuesday night’s clash with Brentford where the hosts will be keen to return to winning ways.

That point has maintained Swansea’s challenge for an automatic promotion spot in the second tier as they trail 2nd placed Leeds United by just 1 point and league leaders, West Brom, by 3 points ahead of the midweek action.

Overall results have seen Swansea’s return drop in recent weeks as the Welsh club have managed to record just the 1 win out of their last 6 matches, which was a 2-1 win away from home at surprise package, Charlton Athletic, at The Valley.

Defeats to Nottingham Forest and Stoke City (both at home) have served as a wake-up call for Steve Cooper’s side who will be looking to rekindle the kind of form which saw The Swans win 5 of their opening 6 matches of this new campaign.

Brentford stole the points in a lively 3-2 London clash against Millwall at Griffin Park on Saturday which has lifted The Bees up into a more respectable looking mid-table position of 13th in the Championship.

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The visitors have lost just 1 out of their last 5 matches overall, which was a 1-0 loss away from home at high-flying Nottingham Forest, but whilst Brentford’s form at home has never been in question as they’ve lost just once at home so far this season, perhaps too many draws have held the London side back this term.

The loss of star striker Neil Maupay to Brighton has certainly had an effect upon their goalscoring prowess although forward Olly Watkins (8 goals) has filled the breach admirably to date.

However, what continues to be a problem is Brentford’s form away from home in the Championship; The Bees have collected just 5 away wins out of their last 31 matches on the road in the second tier, and if they’re to become genuine challengers for a top six finish then they need to dramatically improve on their travels.

To sum up, Swansea City’s form has dipped a little in recent weeks but they stand a decent chance of bouncing back with a win against a poor-travelling Brentford side on Tuesday night.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
CH
473122
1
2 - 1
2.71
13°
2.62
2.62 3.35 2.76 -1 1 1
FT
0 - 3(0 - 2)
-
- - -
Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 97 46 31 4 11 48
2
Ipswich Town 96 46 28 12 6 35
3
Leeds United 90 46 27 9 10 38
4
Southampton 87 46 26 9 11 24
5
West Bromwich 75 46 21 12 13 23
6
Norwich City 73 46 21 10 15 15
7
Hull City 70 46 19 13 14 8
8
Middlesbrough 69 46 20 9 17 9
9
Coventry City 64 46 17 13 16 11
10
Preston North End 63 46 18 9 19 -11
11
Bristol City 62 46 17 11 18 2
12
Cardiff City 62 46 19 5 22 -17
13
Millwall 59 46 16 11 19 -10
14
Swansea City 57 46 15 12 19 -6
15
Watford 56 46 13 17 16 0
16
Sunderland 56 46 16 8 22 -2
17
Stoke City 56 46 15 11 20 -11
18
QPR 56 46 15 11 20 -11
19
Blackburn Rovers 53 46 14 11 21 -14
20
Sheffield Wednesday 53 46 15 8 23 -24
21
Plymouth Argyle 51 46 13 12 21 -11
22
Birmingham City 50 46 13 11 22 -15
23
Huddersfield 45 46 9 18 19 -29
24
Rotherham 27 46 5 12 29 -52

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