Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Swansea City AFC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andy Fisher.
  • 14' A goal from the Ireland international Scott Hogan! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-1!
  • 14' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Andy Fisher will be fuming at that decision.
  • 19' Andy Fisher, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' The deadlock is broken! Joel Piroe gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 29' Liam Cullen doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' Ryan Manning has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 357 appearances.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Gary Gardner makes way for Hannibal Mejbri at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 51' Gary Gardner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' GOAL! Tahith Chong scores on 55.
  • 57' Reda Khadra makes way for Emmanuel Longelo at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 58' Joel Piroe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Auston Trusty is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Luke Cundle comes on to replace Jules Ntcham.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Morgan Whittaker on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Joel Piroe departs to be replaced by Harry Darling.
  • 82' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 90' Lukas Jutkiewicz doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Birmingham City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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
Jules Ntcham 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
0.95 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC28% Draw31% Birmingham City FC41%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
59%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
72%
Swansea City AFC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC19% Draw52% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
1.9%

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% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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