Swansea City take on Wrexham in a Welsh derby in the Championship tonight.
After a slow start to the season under the management of Alan Sheehan, Swansea have improved following the appointment of former Maritimo boss Vitor Matos. However, they did suffer a 2-1 loss to Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium last weekend.
Following promotion from League One, Wrexham also started the season poorly but have started to turn things around of late. Phil Parkinson has steadied the ship but victories have remained hard to come by, with just six wins in their 21 second-tier matches.
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Swansea City vs. Wrexham Prediction: Who Will Win?
Swansea began the Matos era with back-to-back victories at home against Oxford United and Portsmouth, two struggling sides.
Now that they face a Wrexham side difficult to play against - having lost just five times this season - it could be a lot tougher for the Jacks.
A low-scoring encounter appears likely and it could well also be quite a tense, nervy affair between two seemingly evenly matched sides. We're going for a goalless draw!
Score Prediction: Swansea 0-0 Wrexham (8/1 with Sky Bet)
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Head-to-Head: Swansea vs. Wrexham
- The most recent derby between Swansea and Wrexham came all the way back in March 2003, as the two sides shared a goalless draw in Division Three.
- That result actually means that the Red Dragons are, surprisingly, unbeaten in nine matches against the Swans ahead of their first clash in over 20 years.
- Overall, the two sides have clashed on 31 occasions with Wrexham coming out on top in 16 of those games and Swansea managing to win just eight.
Swansea vs. Wrexham: Form Guide
Swansea – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Stoke City 2-1 Swansea City (Championship)
- Swansea City 1-0 Portsmouth (Championship)
- Swansea City 2-0 Oxford United (Championship)
- West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Swansea City (Championship)
- Swansea City 1-2 Derby County (Championship)
Wrexham – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Wrexham 2-2 Watford (Championship)
- Hull City 2-0 Wrexham (Championship)
- Preston North End 1-1 Wrexham (Championship)
- Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn Rovers (Championship)
- Wrexham 2-0 Bristol City (Championship)
Swansea vs. Wrexham Betting Tips
Swansea and Wrexham haven’t played each other since 2003 and yet there is still expected to be a lot of aggression on show, especially from the stands as the two sets of supporters do battle.
As a result, it should be a game that is quite intense and aggressive. Over 4.5 cards in the game (6/4 with Paddy Power) looks a value bet.
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Swansea vs. Wrexham Team News
Swansea Team News
- There are no fresh injury concerns for Swansea to deal with this weekend, with the likes of Ben Cabango, Goncalo Franco and Zan Vipotnik having returned to full fitness.
- The only absentee is Angola international winger Manuel Benson, on loan from Burnley, who is away on international duty at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
- Vitor Matos is playing with quite an attacking 4-2-3-1 system, with Ronald out on the right-side alongside fellow attackers Eom Ji-sung, Liam Cullen and Vipotnik in an exciting forward-line.
Wrexham Team News
- Phil Parkinson is dealing with an abundance of absentees and the freshest and perhaps biggest issue is that Burkina Faso international Issa Kabore is now away at AFCON.
- Experienced goalkeeper Danny Ward remains unavailable until mid-January, alongside the likes of defenders Lewis Brunt and Liberato Cacace.
- Elliot Lee is close to returning to full fitness, but he remains sidelined until the end of this month alongside former Burnley attacker Jay Rodriguez.
Swansea vs. Wrexham Lineups: Predicted Starting XI’s
This is how we think the two teams will lineup at the Swansea.com Stadium tonight.
Swansea predicted lineup to play Wrexham
Vigouroux (GK) – Galbraith, Cabango, Burgess, Tymon – Franco, Stamenic – Ronald, Cullen, Eom - Vipotnik
- Out: Benson
- Doubtful: N/A
- Suspension: N/A
Wrexham predicted lineup to play Swansea
Okonkwo (GK) – Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle – Longman, Dobson, James, O’Brien, McClean – Windass, Moore
- Out: Ward, Brunt, James, Kabore, Cacace, Cannon, Lee, Rodriguez
- Doubtful: N/A
- Suspension: N/A
Swansea vs. Wrexham Odds
- Swansea to win: 126/100 with 10Bet
- Wrexham to win: 12/5 with Sky Bet
- Draw: 23/10 with Ladbrokes
Bet Builder Tips: Swansea vs. Wrexham
Our bet builder for Swansea vs. Wrexham backs under 2.5 goals in the game with over 4.5 cards, George Dobson to be carded and Liam Cullen to have two or more shots, which came to overall best odds of 10.19/1 with Paddy Power at the time of writing.#
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How to watch: Swansea vs. Wrexham Live Stream, TV Channel
- Date: Friday, December 19
- Venue: Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales
- Time: 20:00 GMT
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports / Sky Go