Stoke City vs Swansea City: Prediction, Lineups & Odds (13/12/25)

Stoke City will look to move back into the Championship play-off positions when they welcome Swansea City to the bet365 Stadium.

Our Three Predictions For Stoke City vs Swansea City

• First Prediction: Stoke City To Win – 17/20
• Second Prediction: Both Teams To Score – No – 17/20
• Third Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals – 8/11

First Prediction For Stoke City vs Swansea City – Stoke City To Win – 17/20

Stoke enter this game in a run of poor form, having lost 5 of their last 6. This has seen them fall out of the top 6 for the first time this season.

The Potters most recent outing saw them lose 1-0 to Ipswich Town on Wednesday night, although it is a game where they arguably deserved at least a point. Only 2 of their recent defeats have come at home, where they narrowly lost to Coventry City before a late strike from Joe Gelhardt saw Hull City leave the bet365 Stadium with a maximum haul.

Sandwiched between that was a comfortable 3-0 victory over Charlton Athletic, and this feels like a game where Mark Robins can reignite his promotion push.

The appointment of Vitor Matos at the end of last month has given Swansea a boost. They have won their last 2 without conceding a goal, although both of these triumphs came at home.

The Swans have lost their last 3 on the road, which includes the new manager’s first game at West Bromwich Albion.

Second Prediction For Stoke City vs Swansea City – Both Teams To Score – No – 17/20

No other team in the Championship has been involved in fewer games where both teams have scored than Stoke. Just 35% of their fixtures have seen both nets breached, a run which includes 3 of their last 4.

Of course, that anomaly did come at home during the 2-1 defeat to Hull. With the exception of a 4-0 reverse at Sheffield United, the Potters have been reasonably solid at the back.

Swansea do fare better in this market, scoring and conceding in 55% of their outings thus far. However, this does fall to 44% on the road.

Third Prediction For Stoke City vs Swansea City – Under 2.5 Goals – 8/11

The 2 teams share an identical record in high scoring affairs, with 45% of their games seeing 3 or more goals. This has increased for Stoke in recent weeks, with 4 of their last 5 hitting this marker.

Swansea have also seen an upturn here. Although their last 2 have seen just 3 goals combined, the 5 fixtures prior to that all went over 2.5.

All of those games ended in defeat and with Stoke being low on confidence, this is likely to be a cagey affair which could be settled by the odd goal.

Best Odds For Stoke City vs Swansea City

Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:

After hanging around the automatic promotion spots for the first quarter of the campaign, Stoke’s recent form has seen them fall away. Five defeats in 6 now means they are outside the top 6 for the first time this season, although they are just 1 point off sixth-placed Hull City.

The barren run began with a 1-0 home reverse to league leaders Coventry City at the beginning of last month, which was followed by a 2-1 loss at Leicester City following the international break. A 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic settled some nerves, but the Potters go into this game on the back of 3 successive defeats against Hull City (2-1), Sheffield United (4-0) and Ipswich Town (1-0).

Swansea opted to part company with manager Alan Sheehan in November after a 4-1 reverse against Ipswich. They eventually replaced the 39-year-old with Vitor Matos from Portuguese outfit Maritimo.

The new boss watched his side fall to a 3-2 defeat in his first game at West Bromwich Albion, which extended the Swans’ winless run to 6 games. However, he has now secured back-to-back wins, starting with a 2-0 triumph over Oxford United before a narrow 1-0 victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday.

Stoke won the most recent meeting between the pair, which finished 3-1 at the bet365 Stadium in February. Swansea last tasted victory the year prior but have won just once in Staffordshire since 2001.

Overall, the Potters have triumphed in this fixture on 34 occasions, with the Swans winning 26. The duo have played out 24 draws, the last of which came in 2024.

Confrontation

13/12/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Swansea

2

1

15/02/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke City

Swansea City

3

1

05/10/2024

Championship Championship

Swansea City

Stoke City

0

0

10/04/2024

Championship Championship

Swansea City

Stoke City

3

0

12/12/2023

Championship Championship

Stoke City

Swansea City

1

1

Last Results - Stoke

10/01/2026

FA Cup FA Cup

Stoke

Coventry

1

0

W

04/01/2026

Championship Championship

Norwich

Stoke

0

2

W

01/01/2026

Championship Championship

Hull

Stoke

0

1

W

29/12/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Sheffield Utd

1

2

L

26/12/2025

Championship Championship

Stoke

Preston

0

0

D

Last Results - Swansea

04/01/2026

Championship Championship

Millwall

Swansea

2

1

L

01/01/2026

Championship Championship

Swansea

West Brom

1

0

W

29/12/2025

Championship Championship

Oxford Utd

Swansea

0

1

W

26/12/2025

Championship Championship

Coventry

Swansea

1

0

L

19/12/2025

Championship Championship

Swansea

Wrexham

2

1

W

Where To Watch Stoke City vs Swansea City

Where can I watch this game, either in person or on TV?

• Location: The bet365 Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG
• Date: December 13th, 2025
• TV Channel: Sky Sports +

Probable Lineups For Stoke City vs Swansea City

Predicted Stoke City Lineup

• Lineup: Johansson; Tchmadeu, Talovierov, Wilmot, Cresswell; Lawal, Nzonzi; Thomas, Bae, Cisse; Mubama
• Injured/Suspended: Baker
• Manager: Mark Robins

Predicted Swansea City Lineup

• Lineup: Vigouroux; Galbraith, Cabango, Burgess, Tymon; Yalcouye, Stamenic, Pereira, Cullen, Eom; Idah
• Injured/Suspended: Franco, Vipotnik, Cabango
• Manager: Vitor Matos

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