Bet on Swansea - get a refund if they flop
Having predicted that Swansea were destined for defeat in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at Nottingham Forest, their feat in earning a magnificent goalless draw despite playing effectively the entire game with 10 men due to Neil Taylor's early sending off was hugely impressive.
It also means that having taken the tie back to the Liberty Stadium without a deficit, they are worthy favourites to progress to Wembley as their record in south Wales this season has been nothing short of stunning, with 15 wins and five draws to show from 23 home encounters in the regular campaign.
One of those victories was achieved against Nottingham Forest by a 3-2 margin back in March in a fixture in which fit-again Fabio Borini - who had to be substituted with an injury in the first leg - scored twice, so odds of [1.95] on the Swans delivering once again are very appealing.
Swansea have won two of their three previous Championship collisions with Billy Davies' side as hosts and will take extra confidence from Forest's poor results on the big occasions on their travels this season, beating just one other top-half club away and losing five of nine against the top ten.
Thanks to our special offer for those opening new Betfair accounts, you can bet up to £25 on this match and have your stake refunded if your punt proves unsuccessful.
Under 2.5 goals is heavily fancied at [1.72] after the first legs at both the City Ground and the Madejski Stadium both finished 0-0, however four of Swansea's last five in front of their fans have featured three strikes or more so consider a flutter on overs too at the tempting price of [2.36].
Swansea v Nottingham Forest
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Live on Sky Sports 1
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Published: 16 May 2011
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