Portsmouth vs Swansea City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 01th, 2025

Portsmouth and Swansea City will face each other in a Championship game in England on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Portsmouth vs Swansea City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Portsmouth vs Swansea City will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Fratton Park stadium, in the city of Portsmouth, with a capacity for 20688 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Portsmouth vs Swansea City betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

Portsmouth last match

In the last match they played, Portsmouth collected a defeat. The opposing team was Watford, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for Championship. Coach J. Mousinho's disposed his team in a 4-4-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 4.20 indicated as much.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Connor Ogilvie was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Swansea City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Swansea City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Queens Park Rangers team with a final score of 3-0.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.83.

Portsmouth vs Swansea City h2h

Swansea City was in 11th place in the Championship while Portsmouth was in 24th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Swansea City team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Portsmouth used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago! The meeting was valid for the Championship 2024/2025, on 30-11-2024. On that occasion, the clubs drew 2-2.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Swansea City thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Queens Park Rangers, Portsmouth lost in a match against Watford. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

In charge of this football game will be J. Linington, while A. James and M. Jones will assist him.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

Portsmouth arrives in this game with 20 points in 21st place in the Championship, with a negative balance, having lost 9 games in total and won only 4, making a total of 8 draws.

The team, in the 25th round, has 1 point over the Hull City team in position 22, and 1 point less than that of Oxford United team that is placed in 20th place.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth have a negative goal difference, having after 24 rounds conceded 37 goals to opponents and scored 26. An average to improve.

The Portsmouth team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach John Mousinho wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Portsmouth has a ball possession average of 42.19% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Portsmouth vs Swansea City 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Callum Lang. He has already scored 9 times this season and has helped Portsmouth come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Swansea City

Championship leaderboard now

Swansea City arrives in this game with 30 points, and in 10th place in the Championship, having won 8 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 25th round, with the Bristol City team in hot pursuit at 11th place.

Swansea City analysis

After 24 rounds, Swansea City has a positive goal difference, with 27 goals scored and only 24 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

The average number of shots toward the net of Swansea City can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 3.78 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

The Swansea City team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 60.65%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Swansea City is a more offensive team than Portsmouth, having 2351 attacks vs. 1907 from Portsmouth, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Portsmouth converted into goal 26 times.

Best goalscorer from Swansea City

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Liam Cullen. The Attacker has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Swansea City come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Swansea City is Liam Cullen, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Swansea City scores an average of 0.83 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.91.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.43 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.04 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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