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Swansea City prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Swans are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was just last season, in November 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 14 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 4 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 03 Nov | Swansea City | 4-2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 03 Feb | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | Bournemouth | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Bournemouth is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Cherries have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 40 games giving them a return of 82 points. Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 35 points from their 41 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are not exactly setting the world alight at Liberty Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Bournemouth in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Bournemouth | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |