Swansea City vs Liverpool October 1st, 2016 – 5Dimes Soccer Betting Preview

English Premier League action continues in Wales this Saturday, October 1st as Swansea City will be hosting Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. Liverpool is coming off of a 5-1 drubbing over Hull City last weekend while Swansea dropped a 3-1 home decision to league-leading Manchester City. Liverpool appears to be on a roll at the moment with goals galore so far this season.

Swansea City vs Liverpool – 5dimes Soccer Betting Line:

  • 5dimes currently lists Liverpool at 1.391, Swansea at 6.360 and a Draw at 4.110

Swansea City vs Liverpool – Head to Head:

  • These two clubs twice in the season in 2015/16 with Liverpool winning 1-0 at home and Swansea taking them down 3-1 in Wales in May with Liverpool winning the five previous meetings. Swansea has just one win in the past nine encounters with a draw and seven defeats. Overall, these two sides have met just 39 times in the past with Liverpool winning 21, losing 10 and drawing the other eight.

Swansea City – A Closer Look:

Swansea enters the weekend in 17th place in the 20-team league after six games. They have just one win, a draw and four losses for four points with five goals scored and 10 allowed. Their only win of the season came on opening day when they managed to down newly-promoted Burnley City 1-0 away. Their other point was earned in a 2-2 draw at home with Chelsea. They’ve lost the last two outings, both to Manchester City, as the league leaders beat them in the League Cup and Premier League action a week ago. They’ve also been beaten at home by newly-promoted Hull city. Swansea can’t blame their poor form on injuries since midfielder Nathan Dyer is the only player on the injury list and he’s expected back in mid-November.

Liverpool – A Closer Look:

Manager Juergen Klopp has Liverpool firing on all cylinders at the moment. They enter round seven in fourth place with 13 points from four wins, a draw and a loss. They’ve scored 16 goals and allowed nine against. The Reds’ only defeat was a surprising 2-0 away loss to Burnley. Liverpool has now won three consecutive league matches with recent wins over Hull, Chelsea and reigning Premier League champions Leicester City. They also thumped Burton 5-0 and Derby County 3-0 in the English League Cup, but are still five points back of first-place Manchester City. Liverpool has done well against their main rivals so far this year as they’ve also beaten Arsenal 4-3 away and drew 1-1 in London against Tottenham. Klopp has a relatively healthy squad to choose from, but midfielder Sheyi Ojo is still out while defender Mamadou Sakho has returned to training. However, defender Joe Gomez is out with an Achilles problem.

Swansea City vs Liverpool – Takeaway:

Liverpool appears to be a legitimate title contender this season while Swansea will need some luck to stay out of the relegation zone. Liverpool has earned some excellent results against some top teams this campaign and can’t afford to drop points to the likes of Swansea.

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by Ian S. Palmer