Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

4
8
2
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
#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' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyle Naughton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamal Lowe, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 29' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 36' GOAL! Harry Darling scores on 36. Assisted by Josh Tymon
  • 38' What a moment for Siriki Dembele! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Jay Stansfield. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Scott Hogan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Swansea City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamal Lowe on 58.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Ivan Sunjic is replaced by Juninho Bacuna on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Scott Hogan as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Roberts.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jay Stansfield is replaced by Jordan James.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Harry Darling. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' Kyle Naughton is replacing Bashir Humphreys for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Allen is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Matt Grimes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Patino. He replaces Jamie Paterson on 84 minute.
  • 85' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Kevin Long exits the field as Emanuel Aiwu enters on 85.
  • 90' Jerry Yates catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum 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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Joel Piroe 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Oliver McBurnie 2
Matt Grimes 2
Troy Deeney 2
Riley McGree 1

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
1.43 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC37% Draw27% Swansea City AFC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
63%
Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC26% Draw44% Swansea City AFC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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