Swansea City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Swansea City AFC

3 – 4

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 4 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andy Fisher 13' Y

Andy Fisher 14' Y

Y 90' Hannibal Mejbri

Y 90' Juninho Bacuna

Overview

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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

2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-08 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–4	L
21 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
14 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	3–1	W
08 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	4–3	W
31 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
28 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
17 Jan	Forest Green Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–4	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 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 Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Russell Martin might look to freshen things up shortly.
13' Poor challenge from Andy Fisher. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Hogan makes no mistake. 0-1!
14' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Andy Fisher gets a Yellow card.
19' Ryan Manning has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
23' Against the run of play, Joel Piroe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' Against the run of play, Liam Cullen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jay Stansfield scoring 2 goals.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Gary Gardner makes way for Hannibal Mejbri at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
51' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' Tahith Chong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
57' Emmanuel Longelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reda Khadra at the 57 minute mark.
58' What a strike from Joel Piroe! The score is 3-2.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
64' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jules Ntcham exits the field as Luke Cundle enters on 64.
69' John Ruddy, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Morgan Whittaker on, Liam Cullen off on 70 minutes.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Auston Trusty, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
77' The supporters are chanting for Harry Darling. He replaces Joel Piroe on 77 minute.
82' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hannibal Mejbri.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Swansea City AFC 3-4 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Kevin Long
2
Maxime Colin
20
Gary Gardner ↓ Hannibal Mejbri 46'
21
John Ruddy
3
George Friend ↓ Juninho Bacuna 46'
9
Scott Hogan
31
Krystian Bielik ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 77'
5
Auston Trusty
18
Tahith Chong
28
Dion Sanderson
17
Reda Khadra ↓ Emmanuel Longelo 57'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Jay Stansfield	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Joel Piroe	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Matt Grimes	2
Troy Deeney	2

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-01-14 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-01-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-01-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Burnley FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2023-01-21 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-01-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.48 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC30% Draw25% Birmingham City FC45%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

55%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

70%

Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC23% Draw41% Birmingham City FC36%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

1 – 0

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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