Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest - Solid Swans Turn Down Tricky Trees

On Wednesday, Swansea City host Nottingham Forest at Liberty Stadium.

Swansea City

The Swans are en route to the Premier League once more. Steve Cooper's men have picked up an impressive 12 points from the 5 most recent games, conceding only 3 goals in the process.

Only Middlesbrough have conceded fewer shots on target than Swansea so far this season, Swansea conceding on average 2.74 shots on target per game.

Looking at home games explicitly, the numbers are even more impressive:
Only Middlesbrough have conceded marginally fewer shots on target than Swansea at home this season, Swansea conceding on average 2.57 shots on target per game at Liberty Stadium.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Swansea have conceded on average 2.75 shots on target per game which is in line with Swansea's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time.

Swansea have the best shot stopper in the league this season, young Newcastle loanee Frederick Woodman saving some 80% of the faced shots on target.

Nottingham Forest

The West Bridgford club have their work cut out for them in the relegation struggle, Chris Hughton’s team scoring a mere 0.79 goals per game on the road.

Only Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City and Wycombe Wanderers have created fewer shots on target than Forest so far this season, Forest creating on average 2.86 shots on target per game.

Looking solely at away games, only Luton Town have created fewer shots on target than Forest this season, Forest creating on average 2.07 shots on target per game when away from City Ground.

Looking at the four most recent league games specifically, Forest have created on average 2.00 shots on target per game which is below Forest's numbers for the season so far and also below the league average during the same period of time. In fact, only Millwall display slightly worse attacking numbers than Forest in recent weeks.

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Only one team have conceded marginally fewer shots on target than Swansea at home this season.
Only one team have created fewer shots on target on the road than Forest this season.
Recent numbers cement these figures.
Betting Tip: Total Goals by Nottingham Forest: Under 0.5.
Stake at 7.5/10 units.

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