Our prediction for this Championship match:
Swansea City and Stoke City take on each other in a highly-anticipated Championship game at Swansea.com Stadium. The Swans kicked off the new season with a 2-1 loss to Blackburn, with the team playing out a goalless draw with Sheffield United in their second game of the process. Defender Connor Roberts remains in the recovery room, while all Hamer, Smith, and Walsh are rated doubtful for the midweek game.
The Potters, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with Birmingham City in their last league match. Considering that Swansea City looked solid at the back in their last league match as well, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals. All Campbell, Forrester, and Oakley-Boothe are sidelined through injuries, while Tymon will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in two of the previous three encounters between the two sides.
Highlighted Player (Korey Smith):
After spending his youth career at Norwich City, Korey Smith made his first-team debut for the Canaries in January 2008 in the FA Cup clash against Charlton Athletic. Smith played 67 league games for Norwich City and he scored 4 goals for the club, but in 2013 he signed a two-year deal with Oldham Athletic.
The midfielder who was born on 31 January, 1991, scored one goal in 42 appearances for the club in the 2013/2014 campaign and on 27 June, 2014, he joined Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. It has to be noted that he won Johnstone’s Paint Trophy with the Robins in his first season with the team.
Korey Smith was born in Hatfield, England and he has two younger sisters, Alice and Harriet. Smith is a defensive midfielder, but he is capable of operating as central midfielder and right back as well. The Bristol City footballer also represented the likes of Barnsley and Yeovil Town (on loan) in the past.
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.