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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 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

2
8
4
Swansea City AFC 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
#1 Position #10
17 Points 11
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 5 / 1
13 Scored 12
6 Conceded 11
+7 GD +1
2.13 PPG 1.38
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G
Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Swansea City AFC gets underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Mike van der Hoorn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alvaro Gimenez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Naughton is hanging Jake Bidwell on the field on 46 minute.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. David Davis gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 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' Against the run of play, Kyle Naughton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' Bersant Celina has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Steve Seddon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' Borja Baston does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
  • 76' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Steve Seddon has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Crowley to step up.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Yan Dhanda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Bersant Celina exits the field as Jordan Garrick enters on 84.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Ivan Sunjic gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jude Bellingham.
  • Another three points for Swansea City AFC.

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Joel Piroe 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Oliver McBurnie 2
Matt Grimes 2
Troy Deeney 2
Riley McGree 1

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
2.03 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC64% Draw22% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
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 15%
85%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
86%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
36%
Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC46% Draw43% Birmingham City FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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