Our prediction for this Championship match:
Swansea City will look to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Blackburn Rovers when they take on Stoke City on Tuesday evening. The Swans do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team losing three of their last four league matches, and, as a result, they have slim playoffs chances. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, with both Morgan Whittaker and Liam Cullen pushing for a start.
The Potters, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Blackpool. Since both sides will go for a win in Tuesday’s encounter, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Midfielder Lewis Baker is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, as well as January signing Axel Tuanzebe, whereas both Clucas and Tymon remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Joe Allen):
Joe Allen is another high-quality footballer from the new generation of Wales internationals, who was part of the team that took Swansea from League One to the Premier League, and he had no problems adapting to arguably the strongest league championship in Europe.
Allen operated as a deep-lying playmaker as the Swans impressed upon reaching the elite division, with his excellent passing skills persuading Liverpool to splash £15 million on his services. The central midfielder didn’t exactly manage to develop into an indispensable member of the side at Anfield, but he is considered an important squad player and has always performed well when called upon.
Meanwhile, he has been one of the pillars of the most successful team in the Wales history together with Gareth Bale, Ashley Williams and Aaron Ramsey, while even representing Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Allen started five games for the Dragons as they secured the first ever appearance at the European Championship finals.
Highlighted Team (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.