Swansea will head to Bristol City on Saturday (12:30 GMT) for their first match since sacking boss Alan Sheehan.
Assistant boss Darren O’Dea will take lead of the Swans as they search for a successor who can help them avoid a relegation scrap, while the Robins are winless in three and will be hoping a victory can help lift them back into the top six.
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Bristol City have won one of their last six home league matches against Swansea (D3 L2), a 1-0 win in the 2023-24 season.
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Following a 1-0 win at Ashton Gate last season, Swansea are looking to win consecutive away league matches at Bristol City for the very first time.
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This will be Bristol City manager Gerhard Struber’s 50th Championship match as a manager (34 with Barnsley, 15 with the Robins so far). His only previous game against Swansea ended 0-0 in December 2019 as Tykes boss.
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In the Championship in 2025-26, Swansea rank second bottom for shots (159), third bottom for shots on target (49), second bottom for touches in the opposition box (249), bottom for expected goals (12.5) and bottom for big chances (15).
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Bristol City’s Scott Twine has six goals in 15 Championship appearances this season, one more than he netted in 36 games last campaign (5). Four of his 11 goals in the last two seasons have been direct free-kicks, the most of any Championship player in that time.
[BBC]
