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

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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.

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#11
64	Points	64
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	18 / 10 / 18
57	Scored	57
56	Conceded	59
+1	GD	-2
1.39	PPG	1.39
37%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Swansea City AFC for another epic battle.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Siriki Dembele made 383 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dion Sanderson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
25' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Ivan Sunjic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
36' The England Harry Darling breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 0-1!
38' What an equalizer from Siriki Dembele!
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jay Stansfield argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Joe Allen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
56' Scott Hogan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
58' A goal from the Jamaica international Jamal Lowe! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-2!
63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' The whistle greets Ivan Sunjic as he departs to be replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
66' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Tyler Roberts on, Scott Hogan off on 66 minutes.
67' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jay Stansfield exits the field as Jordan James enters on 67.
70' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 70.
74' Bashir Humphreys makes way for Kyle Naughton at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
76' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Allen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
83' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Jamie Paterson has done his job and it is now time for Charlie Patino to step up.
85' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Kevin Long is replaced by Emanuel Aiwu.
90' Swansea City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Juninho Bacuna ↑ 65'
45
Oliver Burke
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 84'
20
Gary Gardner
8
Tyler Roberts ↑ 66'
14
Keshi Anderson
44
Emanuel Aiwu ↑ 85'
19
Jordan James ↑ 67'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martyn Margetson

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
Jamal Lowe	1

Head to Head

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

1.69 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC43% Draw26% Swansea City AFC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

57%

Birmingham City FC or Swansea City AFC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC32% Draw44% Swansea City AFC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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