Swansea City v Stoke City: mid-table rivals eye top-half push | OneFootball

Swansea City host Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday, 7 March 2026 in Swansea, with the sides one point apart and both seeking momentum for a top half push.

Swansea City trail Stoke City by a point and face opponents who won the reverse fixture 2-1 in December 2025. The match brings together two teams with mixed recent runs and little margin between them in mid-table.

Swansea City's recent home spell featured a 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, a 1-0 victory against Bristol City and a 1-1 draw with Preston, before a 3-0 defeat at Ipswich. Stoke City drew 2-2 with Leicester and beat Oxford 2-1 between losses at Charlton and Coventry.

Swansea City are without Adam Idah and Zeidane Inoussa. Stoke City list Aaron Cresswell, Lewis Baker, Junior Tchamadeu, Gavin Bazunu, Viktor Johansson, Robert Bozenik, Sam Gallagher and Divin Mubama among their injured players.

Swansea City average 55% possession with 80.26% passing accuracy and could look to Championship top scorer Zan Vipotnik, while Josh Tymon has seven assists. Stoke City have conceded 34 in 35 with 12 clean sheets, deliver 476 open-play crosses at 15.76% accuracy, and may lean on Sorba Thomas, who has nine league goals and eight assists.

Swansea City are 16th on 46 points and a win could take them above Stoke City and closer to the top half. Stoke City sit 14th with 47 points, and an away victory could nudge them up the table and strengthen their mid-table position.