FM Preview: Swansea City v Fulham 19 May 2013

Last updated : 18 May 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swansea City v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Swansea City at White Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 30 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Rock Stadium was just last season, in December 2011, with Swansea City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Dec Fulham 1 - 2 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 17 Mar Fulham 0 - 3 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Swansea City 2-0 Fulham Premier League
2008/2009 Tue 24 Feb Fulham 2 - 1 Swansea City F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sat 14 Feb Swansea City 1 - 1 Fulham F.A. Cup
1996/1997 Tue 11 Feb Fulham 2 - 1 Swansea City League Division Three
1996/1997 Sat 14 Sep Swansea City 1 - 2 Fulham League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Swansea City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Fulham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Swansea City's 46 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 37 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Swansea City 6 1 3 2 6 8 6
Fulham 6 0 1 5 4 13 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Swansea City Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Fulham Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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