Swansea 0-4 Leeds – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Leeds at 43% — recent form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Swansea vs Leeds encounter.

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Leeds travel to Swansea.com Stadium to take on Swansea in Championship (matchday 32). The game is scheduled for Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 19:45 UK time.

Form Guide

Swansea — last 10 games: 3W 2D 5L, averaging 1.10 points per game. Last five: D L L L W. They are averaging 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.90 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings (20%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

In front of their own supporters, Swansea have posted 2W 3D 5L from their last 10 home games — 0.90 PPG. At home they are averaging 0.90 goals scored and 1.40 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture.

Looking at their last 10 matches, Leeds stand at 7W 1D 2L — 2.20 PPG. Last five: W W W W W. They are scoring at 1.90 per game and conceding 0.50. Defensively, 0.50 goals conceded per game is elite-level — a side this difficult to score against is a real threat to Over 2.5 and BTTS Yes. 6 clean sheets from 10 games (60%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their games, reflecting a regular tendency to keep or record clean sheets.

When travelling, Leeds have posted 5W 1D 4L from their last 10 away outings — 1.60 PPG. Away from home they average 1.20 goals scored and 0.80 conceded per game. 4 clean sheets from their last 10 away games (40%) shows they are capable of shutting up shop on the road. Away from home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — a low rate that backs BTTS No when they travel. Their away PPG of 1.60 is notably below their overall 2.20 — form away from home has been a clear weakness recently.

Despite the home advantage, the form figures favour Leeds — 1.10 PPG ahead of the hosts (2.20 vs 1.10). That gap is large enough to take seriously. Draw No Bet on the visitors neutralises home-ground risk while maintaining the form-backed selection.

Head to Head

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 1 H2H match, Swansea have won 0, Leeds 1, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 1 H2H match to go on, treat this as a light input.

Goals have been a feature of this fixture — the 1 H2H match in our data averaged 4.0 per game, which gives Over 2.5 a solid head-to-head foundation. The most recent of those, on 29 Nov 2023, ended Swansea 1–3 Leeds — a Leeds win.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H signal is in the goals market — at 4.0 goals per game, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle from the head-to-head data.

In-Play Profile

Swansea in-play tendencies (last 69 games, 34 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 76% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 79% of the time; of the 23 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 35%; of the 25 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 36%; BTTS occurs in 62% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 59% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 36%.

Leeds in-play tendencies (last 69 games, 34 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 62% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 76% of the time; BTTS occurs in 53% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 56% of games (away games); Over 3.5 in 36%.

From a combined perspective, both sides have high BTTS rates — Swansea 62% and Leeds 58% — which reinforces the BTTS Yes angle from in-play data. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Swansea 61% | Leeds 61%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Swansea 0.93 xG and Leeds 1.23 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Swansea attack 0.816 / defence 1.067 | Leeds attack 0.945 / defence 0.799. League average goals — home 1.419 / away 1.215. Leeds bring a tight defence (rating 0.799, below 1 = concedes less than average) — this is pulling Swansea's projected output down. Data: built from Swansea's last 77 games and Leeds's last 31.

Result probabilities: Swansea 28% | Draw 29% | Leeds 43%. Fair-value odds: Swansea 3.59 | Draw 3.44 | Leeds 2.32. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome reaches 45%. The draw at 29% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 36% | BTTS Yes probability 43% | Total xG 2.15. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 64% — total xG of 2.15 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS No at 57% is only a slight lean — the model gives both sides a fair chance of scoring, so No isn't a clear standalone call.

Summary & Verdict

The Poisson model's primary lean is Leeds at 43% — marginal model lean. Recent form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. With a 29% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Leeds offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 28% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

The Poisson model projects 2.15 xG in total — Under 2.5 at 64% — reasonable conviction, supported by recent form (Swansea's last 10 home games and Leeds's last 10 away games) averaging 2.1 goals per game.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 57% on No. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: Swansea 60% (last 10 home games) | Leeds 30% (last 10 away games).

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