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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 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

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

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Swansea City AFC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 46 minute. Jake Bidwell leaves to be changed by Kyle Naughton.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. David Davis is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Gary Gardner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Gimenez on 57 minute.
  • 60' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 63' What a strike from Kyle Naughton! The score is 1-0.
  • 68' Bersant Celina doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Steve Seddon is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' GOAL! Borja Baston fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 76' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Steve Seddon departs to be replaced by Daniel Crowley.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 84' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Bersant Celina by Jordan Garrick on 84 minute.
  • 89' Ivan Sunjic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jude Bellingham on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Swansea City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Tahith Chong 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
1.81 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC57% Draw24% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
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
81%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
43%
Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC40% Draw45% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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