Birmingham City FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Ryan Bennett

Gary Gardner 53' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-08 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC 2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
20 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
02 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
20 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
17 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	3–0	W
02 Oct	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Swansea City AFC
#15	Position	#11
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Birmingham City FC launch into their encounter with Swansea City AFC.
5' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Hogan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
15' Ryan Manning has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Bosnia-Herzegovina international Ivan Sunjic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
35' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Ethan Laird is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
47' What composure from Troy Deeney! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' Ryan Bennett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
53' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Gary Gardner gets a Yellow card.
56' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Korey Smith is withdrawn and Michael Obafemi gets his opportunity.
57' Michael Obafemi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Korey Smith at the 57 minute mark.
62' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
63' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Scott Hogan by Riley McGree on 63 minute.
68' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
71' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Cullen is hanging Joel Piroe on the field on 71 minute.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' Magnificent from Michael Obafemi! That is 26 goals in 348 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Riley McGree on 82.
85' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chuks Aneke is hanging Troy Deeney on the field on 85 minute.
90' George Friend is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Joel Piroe	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Matt Grimes	2
Troy Deeney	2
Tahith Chong	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-10-02 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2021-09-29 Fulham FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-09-25 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.58 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.61 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC32% Draw40% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	67%	33%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	13%	87%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

68%

Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC

60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC15% Draw69% Swansea City AFC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.1%

0 – 1

16.8%

1 – 0

15.7%

1 – 1

12%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1.2%

0 – 3

3 – 0

0.9%

1 – 3

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	19%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	21%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.