FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City 16 Dec 2012

Last updated : 15 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 14 of the 17 occasions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Tottenham Hotspur running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 01 Apr Tottenham H. 3-1 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 31 Dec Swansea City 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
1991/1992 Wed 09 Oct Tottenham H. 5 - 1 Swansea City League Cup
1991/1992 Wed 25 Sep Swansea City 1 - 0 Tottenham H. League Cup
1982/1983 Sat 12 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Swansea City First Division
1982/1983 Sat 02 Oct Swansea City 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1981/1982 Wed 05 May Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Swansea City First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Spurs in those games, with 8 conceded.

The Swans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 26 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Swansea City's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 1 2 11 9 10
Swansea City 6 4 1 1 11 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Swans could well see them head back from White Hart Lane with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Swansea City Undefeated in last 4 away games.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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