Swansea City hosts Nottingham Forest in round 30 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 17th at Liberty Stadium (Swansea)
Having left the Premier League, Swansea was at first only the middle peasant of the Championship. The club had to rebuild and replace the outgoing stars, who did not want to play in the 2nd division. The last draw brought only 6th place and elimination in the playoffs. Now there is an obvious desire to win 1st or 2nd place and do without additional nerve-wracking. At the same time, Steve Cooper's charges were diverted by their performances in the cup, but Manchester City knocked them out of there last week. And the Swans will direct their attention to the fight for the highest place, especially since the postponement of the match with Sheffield Wednesday allowed Swansea to have a good rest.
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In the previous season, the Foresters scored the same 70 points as Swansea and lost 7th place to the Welsh only due to additional indicators. It would seem that now Nottingham could build on the successes and gain a foothold among the leaders of the Championship. But, on the contrary, the team left the League Cup at the early stage and lost all four starting rounds in its division. To rectify the situation, an experienced and rather successful manager Chris Houghton was called to the post of head coach. He gave the result pretty quickly. Still, Nottingham Forest lacks stability. In November-December, the team scored only one point in seven matches, but then there was an unbeaten streak that lasted for the same seven meetings. Yes, there were several failures in a row in recent matches, but victories over Coventry and Wycombe (and four rounds without defeats) allowed the Foresters to rise to 16th place.
Previously, Nottingham Forest showed quite good results in head-to-head meetings. But Swansea won both matches this season. At first, the Swans gained a modest 1-0 victory in the Championship, and the cup game on January 23 ended in a 5-1 romp. Swansea has already lagged behind the competitors in the Championship standings. If the Swans want to continue the struggle for the first two places, they need to win, and we believe that they will succeed on Wednesday.
Prediction for the match: Swansea to win
