Birmingham City vs Swansea City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

The visiting Swansea City side should be favourites in this visit to Birmingham City, as the away team holds a 31 point advantage from their 37 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Birmingham City have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Birmingham City form and stats

With 4 Championship wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats from their home games, Birmingham City, who have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Championship, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Birmingham lost their last game at Watford (placed 2nd) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Birmingham City had a home game versus Reading which ended with a victory 2-1.

Neil Etheridge had a busy but productive day in the Watford match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Birmingham are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Brentford awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Birmingham here at St. Andrew's Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 19 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Birmingham City defense is not exactly impregnable. 32 goals conceded from 19 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Swansea City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Swansea aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 267 league minutes without a goal. C. Hourihane was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Swansea City in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Cardiff City, 0-1. A 0-3 defeat away at AFC Bournemouth before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Swansea are hosting Preston North End in the Championship only three days away.

Swansea City have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Swansea have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Swansea City - Birmingham City 0-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Birmingham won two, Swansea City won four and four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
14 goals
Swansea CityJ. Lowe
J. Lowe
9 goals
Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
6 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Swansea City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 4 2 Won W 3 9 20
11 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
18 12 4 Lost L 2 5 8
28 14 6 Scored S 8 22 45
50 32 10 Conceded C 8 18 29
84% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
58% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 70%
39% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 28% 27%
16% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 11% 8%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 3%
45% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 41%
26% 11% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 49%
45% 42% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 17% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.6
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.7 9.7 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9.7 10.4
2.6 2.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.3
29% 31% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 39% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birmingham City have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Championship
  • Birmingham City have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Championship
  • Birmingham City have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.