Swansea vs Preston

17 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matt Grimes 40’ (pen)
  • Unknown 61’
  • Žan Vipotnik 83’

Match summary

Swansea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Preston. Swansea led 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Grimes put Swansea ahead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, A goal made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, and Žan Vipotnik made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Swansea created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Preston's 0.76 from 5.

Match stats

Swansea Preston
12 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 0.76
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.76

Key events

Swansea Preston
Kick-off
Matt Grimes
Penalty
1-0 (Swansea)
40’
Half-time1-0
Unknown2-0 (Swansea)
61’
Žan Vipotnik3-0 (Swansea)
83’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Swansea
  • Azeem Abdulai
Preston
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Ryan Ledson
  • Mads Frøkjær

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.76 40’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), 1-0 40’ 61’ Goal (Swansea), 2-0 61’ 83’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), 3-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.76 40’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), 1-0 Grimes 40’ 61’ Goal (Swansea), 2-0 61’ 83’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), 3-0 Vipotnik 83’
Swansea 2.42 xGPreston 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Swansea attacking 
40’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 83’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 61’ Unknown (Swansea), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 61’ Oliver Cooper (Swansea), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 55’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 83’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 61’ Unknown (Swansea), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 61’ Oliver Cooper (Swansea), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 55’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Key Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Josh Tymon Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Gonçalo Franco Taken off
65′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.83 – – –
Ji-sung Eom Taken off
57′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
Ronald
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Liam Cullen Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
Azeem Abdulai Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 – – – – –
Kyle Naughton Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Žan Vipotnik Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – 1 0.50 – – –
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Swansea win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Preston win 25% Avg odds 3.78

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.