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Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
3 – 3
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 29 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Connor Roberts 30' Y
Y 31' Kristian Pedersen
Y 38' Maikel Kieftenbeld
R 45' Kristian Pedersen
Y 45' Jacques Maghoma
Daniel James 45' Y
Y 60' Maxime Colin
Y 90' Che Adams

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
8
5
Swansea City AFC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-29 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-08-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–3 D
26 Jan Gillingham FC H 4–1 W
19 Jan Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
12 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Aston Villa FC A 3–0 W
01 Jan Reading FC A 4–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Swansea City AFC A 3–3 D
18 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–3 L
12 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
05 Jan West Ham United FC A 0–2 L
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Brentford FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Liberty Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Swansea City AFC have won 493 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Jay Fulton on, Leroy Fer off on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Daniel James has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Connor Roberts gets a Yellow card.
  • 31' Kristian Pedersen was booked on 31.
  • 35' Against the run of play, Jacques Maghoma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 38' Maikel Kieftenbeld was booked on 38.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kristian Pedersen.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Craig Gardner is replaced by Wes Harding.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Nathan Dyer is withdrawn and Jefferson Montero gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Maxime Colin is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Oliver McBurnie makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 67' A goal from the Netherlands international Erwin Mulder! He fires home on 67 to make it 3-1!
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Vassell. He replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz on 67 minute.
  • 71' Goal! Che Adams scores his 87 goal in 398 matches.
  • 71' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barry McKay is hanging Connor Roberts on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Kristian Pedersen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Jacques Maghoma as he leaves the pitch. Gary Gardner steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 89' Leroy Fer, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oliver McBurnie makes no mistake. 4-2!
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Che Adams is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

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

2019-01-29 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-08-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-01-29 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2019-01-26 Swansea City AFC 4–1 Gillingham FC W 2019-01-19 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2019-01-05 Aston Villa FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-01-29 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Birmingham City FC D 2019-01-18 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2019-01-12 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-01-05 West Ham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC45% Draw25% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
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 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
70%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
55%
Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC31% Draw43% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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