Stoke City vs Swansea City Predictions

• Stoke ended last season with four straight defeats
• Swansea have lost just one of their last seven Championship games
• Only three Championship teams had a higher expected-goals against figure than Stoke’s 65.1 last term

Stoke set for another season of struggle

Since being relegated from the Premier League, Stoke have yet to finish above 14th in the Championship. Ambitions will be higher after a summer of big-spending but the outcome may very well be the same. 

Ethan Galbraith is the most eye-catching of the new signings, having arrived from Swansea for £10 million. However, his Stoke career is set to get off to a nightmare start, with his former employers likely to enjoy Saturday’s trip to the Potteries. 

Swansea have been one of the Championship’s best teams since Vitor Matos replaced Alan Sheehan as manager, losing just 11 of their 31 games under the Portuguese, and they can start the new campaign with a bang. 

Swans can swoop to victory

Stoke aren’t the only team in this fixture who have strengthened over the summer and despite spending less, the Swans have arguably made the better moves. 

Elijah Just, a breakout star at the World Cup, and Joseph Opoku are exciting attackers while Ross Stewart is a proven goalscorer at the level and Stephen Welsh adds steel at the back. 

Swansea won the latest head-to-head 2-0 and they can take down Mark Robins’ Potters once again.