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Newcastle Utd. travel to take on Swansea City at Liberty Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Magpies have winning 62.50% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1983, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Swans in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 28 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 31 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sun 16 Oct | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 13 Dec | Swansea City | 4 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 18 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 3 | Swansea City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Swans score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City's total of 48 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Newcastle Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 59 points from the 29 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |