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Swansea host West Ham in Championship clash between first and fourth
Swansea welcome West Ham to the Swansea.com Stadium on Matchday 11 of the Championship with the home side sitting top of the table on 23 points from 10 games. Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos's team have won their last four games, a run that has carried them to the head of the division.
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West Ham, managed by Nuno Espirito Santo, arrive in fourth place on 19 points from the same number of matches. Their league form has been strong on the road, where they are unbeaten in their last five away games, with three wins and two draws, scoring 16 goals and conceding six.
Across their last five games overall, West Ham have won two, drawn two and lost one, scoring 17 and conceding six. Swansea have won four of their last five, and at home they are unbeaten in five, keeping three clean sheets in that sequence.
Across their last 5 meetings, Swansea won 2, West Ham won 3, with 0 draws. The most recent meeting was Swansea 4–1 West Ham on 3 March 2018. West Ham's latest win in this sample was West Ham 1–0 Swansea on 30 September 2017.
Team news as of 15 October: Swansea have Filip Lissah (suspended), Cameron Burgess, Joshua Key and Stephen Eustáquio listed as out. West Ham have Keiber Lamadrid listed as out.
Swansea have won four of their last five games, while West Ham have won two, drawn two and lost one of theirs.
Both sides have played Lincoln and Millwall recently: Swansea won at Lincoln and at Millwall, while West Ham won at Lincoln and drew at Millwall.
Swansea meet West Ham in the Championship (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off is Saturday, 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC at Swansea.com Stadium. Referee: Josh Smith.
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Sirius · Why these numbers
Swansea 23% · Draw 25% · West Ham 52%
West Ham's strength gap leads the way — West Ham sit 200 points higher on our strength rating, 1701 to 1501, and Championship home sides tend to under-perform, which trims Swansea's usual home advantage, so we give West Ham 52%. The draw sits at 25%, as both sides' recent games average 3.4 goals, though the Championship's usual draw rate pulls it back up.
Why West Ham at 52%?
West Ham sit 200 points higher on our strength rating — 1701 to 1501. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.9% of 6,686 such games. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.4% norm). Championship homes won 42.9% of 8,474 games vs 44.6% across all 101,206 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 24–26–50.
Why only 52%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 52% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 25% and Swansea at 23%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,922. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Swansea have gained 82 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 39.9% of 11,197 such games vs 40.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Swansea are unbeaten in their 5 home Championship games this season: 3 wins and 2 draws. Season's home results covered: 22 August 2026 to 10 October 2026 (UTC dates). Latest home result: 10 October 2026 — Swansea 2–1 Norwich. Across 4,883 historical matches involving hosts unbeaten at home that season after at least five home games, those hosts won 59.1%, compared with 56.1% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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