Opta Stats: Swansea v Newcastle

Papiss Cisse has just seen the Opta Stats for Swansea v Newcastle.

The Capital One Cup winners Swansea have to get off their cloud and back to the grind of the Premier League. Newcastle await and Opta have all the statistics.

Swansea won three of their four Premier League games in March last season and boast the best winning record in March of any Premier League side (75%). Michael Laudrup's team are 2.1411/10 to beat Newcastle.

The last two teams to win the League Cup (Liverpool and Birmingham) lost their first league games after lifting the trophy. A Newcastle win is 3.9n/a.

Newcastle have conceded exactly two goals in each of their last three games but have won two of those matches. Over 2.5 goals can be backed at 1.855/6.

The Magpies have taken nine points from their last four matches after taking only seven from the previous 13. Newcastle are now a distant 24.023/1 to be relegated. 

Moussa Sissoko has scored three goals in four Premier League appearances. Sissoko is 6.05/1 to score at any time.

The Swans have won none of the 14 games they have fallen behind in this season. Newcastle are 6.86/1 to be winning half-time/full-time.

However, they have managed to avoid defeat in six. Newcastle half-time/the draw full-time is 18.5n/a.

Only Arsenal (7 games) and Swansea (5) have gone on to win all of the matches they have been leading in at half-time. Swansea are 3.55/2 to win half-time/full-time.

The Swans have made more clearances off the line than any other side (9). A Swansea clean sheet is 3.39/4.