Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 36' Harry Darling
Siriki Dembele 38' 1–1
1–2 58' Jamal Lowe
Jordan James 90+5' 2–2
Ivan Sunjic 29' Y
Jay Stansfield 45' Y
Scott Hogan 56' Y
Y 70' Harry Darling
Y 76' Joe Allen
Lee Buchanan 83' Y
Y 90' Jerry Yates
Jordan James 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
8
2
Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-08 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
06 Jan Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–3 L
23 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–3 D
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
06 Jan Morecambe FC H 2–0 W
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Southampton FC A 0–5 L
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Swansea City AFC
#1 Position #6
29 Points 26
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 5
28 Scored 22
14 Conceded 18
+14 GD +4
1.93 PPG 1.73
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Ground.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' Ivan Sunjic is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' Harry Darling doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 38' Siriki Dembele has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 56' Scott Hogan was booked on 56.
  • 58' Jamal Lowe adds to his 5 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Juninho Bacuna. He replaces Ivan Sunjic on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Scott Hogan as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Roberts.
  • 67' Jordan James gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jay Stansfield and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Harry Darling was booked on 70.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Naughton. He replaces Bashir Humphreys on 74 minute.
  • 76' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Lee Buchanan on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 84' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Paterson departs to be replaced by Charlie Patino.
  • 85' Emanuel Aiwu gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Kevin Long and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jerry Yates on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martyn Margetson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Joel Piroe 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Oliver McBurnie 2
Matt Grimes 2
Troy Deeney 2
Jay Stansfield 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2

Head to Head

2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-08 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-01-06 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-01-01 Leeds United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Stoke City FC L 2023-12-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-01-13 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-01-06 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Morecambe FC W 2024-01-01 Swansea City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-29 Coventry City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC48% Draw26% Swansea City AFC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
52%
Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC37% Draw43% Swansea City AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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