Stoke City vs Swansea City Prediction and Betting Tips

On Saturday, Stoke City welcome Swansea City to the bet365 Stadium for their first game of the 2026-27 EFL Championship campaign. Both teams picked up some big results during pre-season and will hope it translates to competitive action as they target winning starts to their league campaign.

Stoke City endured yet another uninspiring campaign last season, winning just two of their final 12 outings en route to a 17th-place finish, making it eight consecutive bottom-half finishes for the Potters since they dropped to the second tier in the 2018-19 campaign.

However, Stoke have strengthened significantly during the transfer window, and that investment already appears to be paying off. Mark Robins’ side edged Everton and drew with La Liga side Valencia in their final two pre-season outings before beating Oldham Athletic 2-0 in the Carabao Cup last weekend.

Swansea City endured a difficult start to last season and found themselves just four points above the drop zone by matchday 16, a position that made Alan Sheehan’s role as head coach untenable.

Vitor Matos took over in November and guided the side to a respectable 11th-place finish by season’s end as the Swans once again cemented their status as a mid-table Championship side.

The Wales-based outfit are aiming to return to the playoff spots this term but have already suffered an early setback after losing 1-0 at home to Birmingham City in their cup clash last weekend.

Stoke City vs Swansea City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Both sides have collected two wins apiece, and two draws in their last six contests.
Swansea have managed just one win at the bet365 Stadium in the last 25 years.
Stoke defeated Derby County 3-1 on the opening day last season, while Swansea lost 1-0 away to Middlesbrough.
Twelve of Swansea’s 18 league defeats last season came on the road.
Stoke’s cup victory last time out ended a three-game winless streak at the bet365 Stadium.