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 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#10	Position	#1
11	Points	17
8	Played	8
2 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
12	Scored	13
11	Conceded	6
+1	GD	+7
1.38	PPG	2.13
25%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kristian Pedersen, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
10' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Ireland international Michael Obafemi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Birmingham City FC have won 421 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Ethan Laird needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' The 31-year-old Jordan Graham has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' Brilliant from the ! Troy Deeney makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 47.
52' Ryan Bennett is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
53' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner will be fuming at that decision.
56' Korey Smith makes way for Michael Obafemi at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
57' Michael Obafemi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Korey Smith on 57 minute.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Hogan departs to be replaced by Riley McGree.
68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Russell Martin will be considering his options from the bench.
71' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Joel Piroe is replaced by Liam Cullen.
76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Hogan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
77' Michael Obafemi adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
82' A stunning finish from Riley McGree — that came from absolutely nowhere!
85' Chuks Aneke is replacing Troy Deeney for the Birmingham City FC side.
90' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Swansea City AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

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
Bersant Celina	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

1.02 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC33% Draw29% Swansea City AFC38%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

67%

Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC20% Draw50% Swansea City AFC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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