English Premier League - Swansea vs. Tottenham - 30/03/2013 - Odds and Preview



Swansea are hosts to Tottenham in the 31st round of the English Premier League on Saturday 30 March 2013 at Liberty Stadium.

With eight caps to go, Swansea are in 9th place with 40 points and having won the Capital One Cup they qualify for the UEFA Europa League next season. The pressure is on 4th place Tottenham who are looking to qualify to the UEFA Champions League next season. Tottenham have 54 points and Arsenal is breathing down their necks with 50 points and a game less.

English Premier League - Swansea vs. Tottenham - Matchup and Team Logos

Both Swansea and Tottenham are looking to bounce back after two league losses. Swansea dropped points to West Brom 2-1 and Arsenal 0-2 while Tottenham lost to Liverpool 3-2 and Fulham 0-1.

Tottenham are slight favourites going into this match.

Swansea +225
Draw +240
Tottenham +138

A $100 bet on Swansea returns $325 total ($225 profit) while the same bet on Tottenham, if successful, returns $237 total ($137 profit).

The good news for the Spurs is that Gareth Bale is fit after suffering from illness during the international break and that Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson are returning to the line-up after recovering from injuries.

For Swansea, Chico Flores is set to return after being sidelined for seven weeks with an ankle ligament injury.

When Tottenham hosted Swansea in December of 2012 in the league the score was 1-0.

Can the Spurs make it back to the UEFA Champions League next season? A win over Swansea would help out a lot.

This should be an entertaining match.