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Two teams from the lower half of table are going to face each other in this Saturday’s match of the 30th round of English Premier League, where 15th-placed Huddersfield and 13th-placed Swansea has just three points more than those in the drop zone. Unlike their rivals the Welsh had managed to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and on top of it they won their match played last autumn in Swansea by 2-0.

Huddersfield

That is not surprising since Huddersfield plays much better at home than away since the beginning of season. Team led by manager Wagner had defeated in last home match in the Premier League Bournemouth by sound 4-1, while after that it lost at the same stadium to Manchester United 2-0 in the FA Cup. True, Huddersfield rectified the mishap in next league match with West Bromwich, which they won 2-1 away, while after that they were expectedly defeated in London by Tottenham 2-0.

The away triumph over West Bromwich was very important as it allowed Huddersfield to increase its point advantage over teams in the drop zone to three points. It also allows them to worry less in the finish of season although they definitely need points from match with Swansea. Regarding problems with the team, due to injuries still out of action are defenders Hefele and Stankovic, midfielder Mooy and forwards Kachunga and Scanell, while not fully ready midfielder Pritchard is questionable for Saturday’s match.

Probable lineups Huddersfield: Lossl – Hadergjonaj, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo – Williams, Hogg – Quaner, Ince, van La Parra – Depoitre

Swansea

We can say that the guests from Wales also play much better at home than away recently, which is especially visible in the Premier League where they won four home matches in a row. The winning streak propelled them out of the drop zone, while on the other hand they lost last away match to Brighton by even 4-1 but the Welsh quickly recovered and again set the difference between them and 18th-placed Crystal Palace to three points after home victory over West Ham 4-1.

In the meantime team led by manager Carvalhal had eliminated second-division Sheffield Wednesday and made a historic breakthrough to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Encouraged by two very important home victories Swansea is going to try to do something similar in this away league match with direct rival in the survival race. Let’s add that still out of action are injured defender Rangel, midfielders Fer and Sanches, and forward Bony.

Probable lineups Swansea: Fabianski – van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Mawson – Naughton, King, Ki Sung-Yong, Clucas, Olsson – J. Ayew, A. Ayew

Verdict:

Although the main objective of both teams in this match is to not lose, as just three points separate them from the relegation zone, we nevertheless have decided to give a slight advantage to Huddersfield, given that it won its last home match against Bournemouth by even 4-1.

Pick:  Asian handicap 0 Huddersfield 1.74 - 74/100 @1Bet