Swansea – Stoke City Premier League: 22nd April 2017

The tour was 3-1 for Stoke, home, in an authoritatively dominated match. It was a time when Stoke found his shape, while Swansea was getting too many goals and slipping to relegation. That’s the basic problem of the hosts, defensive. In offensive terms, both teams have scored 37 goals so far, but Swansea has received 20 more (!).
Swansea received just two goals in the last two games

In previous direct duels the balance was obvious: 2-2, 1-0 for Stoke, 2-0 for Swansea at home, 2-1 for Stoke and 1-1. Mainly we have to note that Stoke has only one victory in the last 5 trips to Wales and that matters a lot. Overall, both are in poor shape, but Swansea is more desperate for points. Swansea and Stoke have lost 4 of their last 5 league games, but the sensation is that the Welsh fans have solved their defensive problems: they have succumbed with 0-1 last two duels, with West Ham and Watford on their way.

Llorente is the main favorite to score for hosts

Stoke has not scored 5 times and is a troubled team when away from home. Instead, there were 3 goals scored in 9 of Swansea’s last 11 games, except for the last two games. Swansea will try to annihilate the attack and hit Sigurdsson, Llorente, Routledge and Barrow, the attackers of Paul Clement. An enthusiastic performance should be sufficient for a home win to the limit.