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Bournemouth pack their bags to visit Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cherries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The previous match played between the two at Liberty Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2002, with Swansea City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Swansea City | 0 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | ASSM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 7 conceded.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Cherries's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 49 points from 30 games. Bournemouth's 39 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Cherries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |