In the Championship at the weekend, Bristol City won 4-2 at Birmingham and Swansea City got the better of Sunderland 3-1.
Swansea City will look to advance further in the FA Cup when they play host to Bristol City in the third-round replay contest on Tuesday night. In the reverse game, these two sides played out a 1-1 draw, which has forced the contest into a replay. Being the home side, Swansea will be quietly confident of reaching the next round. However, Bristol are not far behind them in the standings and are going through a decent run of form, which should give them plenty of confidence ahead of this match.
Swansea City vs Bristol City | Key details |
Date | January 17 |
Venue | Liberty Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Wednesday) |
Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 7:45 pm (Tuesday) |
There is not much to separate the two sides in the standings, with only six points separating them in the table. Placed 11th in the standings, Swansea City have 38 points from 27 games. Bristol City are six places below them at 17th spot to have 32 points from 27 matches. Despite their inconsistencies for most part of the campaign, both of them are heading into this match on the back of a victory. In the Championship at the weekend, Bristol City won 4-2 at Birmingham and Swansea City got the better of Sunderland 3-1.
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These two clubs have faced each other on numerous occasions over the years in various competitions. Those matches have largely been tightly-fought affairs with very little to separate them in the table. A total of 31 games have been played between them and both Swansea City and Bristol City have won 11 each. The remaining nine games have ended in draws.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 31 |
Swansea City won | 11 |
Bristol City won | 11 |
Draws | 9 |
Total Swansea City goals | 40 |
Total Bristol City goals | 35 |
Biggest Swansea City win | 7-1 (2005) |
Biggest Bristol City win | 4-0 (1958) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
Bristol City draw Swansea City | 1-1 |
Bristol City draw Swansea City | 1-1 |
Swansea City beat Bristol City | 3-1 |
Bristol City lose to Swansea City | 0-1 |
Swansea City lose to Bristol City | 1-3 |