Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 19 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

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

Swansea City AFC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-07-08 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
16 Mar	Peterborough United FC	A	3–2	W
12 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	0–1	L
08 Mar	Fulham FC	H	1–5	L
05 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
28 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L
22 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–2	L

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' The ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 398 games and scored 493 goals.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Taylor Richards is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
30' Jordan Graham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Finley Burns makes way for Joel Latibeaudiere at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Finley Burns is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Nathanael Ogbeta comes on to replace Korey Smith.
68' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' 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.
75' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Juninho Bacuna exits the field as Taylor Richards enters on 75.
80' Kyle Joseph is replacing Hannes Wolf for the Swansea City AFC side.
85' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Korey Smith ↓ Nathanael Ogbeta 63'
8
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton
23
Cyrus Christie
33
Andy Fisher
10
Jules Ntcham
13
Hannes Wolf ↓ Kyle Joseph 80'
5
Benjamin Cabango
9
Michael Obafemi
17
Joel Piroe
30
Finley Burns ↓ Joel Latibeaudiere 46'

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-16 Peterborough United FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2022-03-12 Blackpool FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–5 Fulham FC L 2022-03-05 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-26 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.98 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC33% Draw29% Birmingham City FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

63%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

67%

Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC20% Draw51% Birmingham City FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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