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Swansea City take on Leicester City on matchday nine of the Championship on Saturday. Both sides are in the top half of the standings.
Alan Sheehan's Swansea are fresh off a 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers in midweek. Following Todd Campbell's 22nd-minute opener for the Rovers, Goncalo Franco levelled proceedings on the cusp of half-time before Liam Cullen grabbed the winner 16 minutes from time.
The win snapped a three-game winless run for the Swans, losing one, climbing up to eighth in the points table, with 12 points from eight games, winning three.
Meanwhile, Marti Cifuentes' Leicester are coming off a midweek draw, a 1-1 stalemate at home to newly promoted Wrexham. Despite the Foxes dominating possession (68%), they had only one shot on target as a share of the spoils ensued.
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The hosts opened the scoring through Jordan Jones nine minutes before half-time before Wrexham drew level through Nathan Broadhead in the 77th minute. Following a fourth straight stalemate, Cifuentes' side are sixth in the standings, with 13 points from eight outings, winning three.
On that note, here's a look at the head-to-head stats and key numbers, match prediction, and betting tips for the Swansea-Leicester Championship clash at the Swansea.com Stadium:
Swansea City vs Leicester City head-to-head stats and key numbers
- In 41 meetings across competitions, Leceister lead Swansea 21-11, including a 3-1 win in the Championship at home, in their last meeting in Januray 2024.
- The Foxes have lost just once in nine meetings with Swansea, winning. seven, including the last two.
- The Swans are unbeaten at home this season, winning five of seven matches across competitions.
- Leicester have won once on the road this campaign, losing two of five games across competitions.
- Form guide (last five games across competitions, most recent result first): Swansea: W-D-L-W-D; Leicester: D-D-D-D-W
Swansea City vs Leicester City prediction
The two sides have had similar starts to the season and have stuttered in recent outings, with one win in four and only three overall.
In terms of head-to-head, Leicester hold a healthy advantage and have also dominated recent meetings, winning on their last two league visits to the Swans. However, the Foxes have been poor on the road this season.
Both teams haven't gone all guns blazing this season in front of goal, but the Foxes could pick up a hard-fought win.
Prediction: Swansea City 1-2 Leicester City
Swansea City vs Leicester City betting tips
Tip-1: Leicester to win
Tip-2: Both teams to score (Both have netted in their last four meetings.)
Tip-3: Over 1.5 goals (Their last 12 matchups have had at least two goals.)
