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Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Swansea City AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sun 25 Aug 2019 · 11:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 49' David Davis
Y 60' Kristian Pedersen
Y 73' Steve Seddon
Yan Dhanda 82' Y
Y 89' Ivan Sunjic
Y 90' Jude Bellingham

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Anthony Coggins
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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
2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 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
25 Aug Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
21 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
17 Aug Preston North End FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug Derby County FC A 0–0 D
03 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
05 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
20 Aug Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
17 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–3 L
10 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
03 Aug Brentford FC A 1–0 W
05 May Reading FC A 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Grimes made 398 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' The whistle greets Jake Bidwell as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Naughton.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. David Davis gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Gary Gardner on, Alvaro Gimenez off on 57 minutes.
  • 60' Kristian Pedersen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 63' Kyle Naughton adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Bersant Celina makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Swansea City AFC are in front.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Steve Seddon on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 75' Borja Baston has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
  • 76' The whistle greets Steve Seddon as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Crowley.
  • 81' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' Yan Dhanda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 84' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Bersant Celina is withdrawn and Jordan Garrick gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Ivan Sunjic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jude Bellingham.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Swansea City AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

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

2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 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

2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-08-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC W 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-08-10 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2019-08-03 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2019-08-03 Brentford FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2019-05-05 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC52% Draw25% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
77%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
48%
Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC35% Draw46% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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