Match Pack: Birmingham City FC vs Swansea City AFC

In the Championship, Birmingham City will face off against Swansea City on 13th January 2024. In their last encounter, Swansea City narrowly surpassed Birmingham City with a 2 – 1 victory. The history between these two teams reveals they’ve competed 15 times in past seasons. Out of these clashes, Birmingham City claimed victory in 5 matches, Swansea City emerged triumphant in 3, and they ended in a draw 7 times. The current form of both teams is moderate – Birmingham City at home and Swansea City on the road.

Past games between these teams have witnessed on average, 2.8 goals per match, with both teams scoring in 60% of the matches. When looking at their performances in this season’s Championship, Birmingham City has an average of 1.54 points per home game, while Swansea City averages 1.15 points per away game.

Match Forecast:

– Birmingham City FC will likely exploit their opponents’ weakness in defending against attacks down the wings, given their own strength in creating scoring chances.
– With Birmingham’s propensity for taking long shots, Swansea’s weakness in aerial duels could be exploited.
– Agrressive play from Birmingham may lead to several fouls, providing Swansea, who are strong at shooting from direct free kicks, a number of opportunities to score.
– Swansea’s weakness in protecting the lead and Birmingham’s strength in stealing the ball from the opposition may result in late game comebacks or considerable fluctuations in the scoreline.
– Given both teams’ tendency to play in their own half, the game could be defensively focused with limited goal scoring opportunities.
– Birmingham’s weakness in avoiding individual errors might lead to Swansea being able to capitalize on these mistakes.
– As both teams maintain a consistent first eleven, there’s likely to be a high level of understanding and synchronisation among the players on both sides.
– Despite Birmingham’s strength in creating chances through individual skill, their weak finishing ability might reduce their conversion of these chances into goals.

Key Insights:

– The upcoming match between Birmingham City FC and Swansea City AFC is expected to be highly competitive given their historical fixtures.
– The teams have a long history with 15 previous meetings, in which Birmingham City has come out on top 5 times while Swansea City has won 3 times.
– They draw a significant chunk of their matches, with 7 out of their 15 previous encounters ending in a tie.
– The last time the two teams met, Swansea City emerged victorious with a score of 2-1, indicating a closely contested match up.
– On average, the teams have delivered an exciting display, with an average of 2.8 goals scored per game.
– Both Teams To Score (BTTS) has been a common occurrence, with this happening 60% of the time in their previous encounters. This suggests a potentially high scoring match.
– Birmingham City appears to have a slight edge in terms of home form this season, averaging 1.54 Points Per Game at home matches.
– Swansea City, on the other hand, has been performing decently during their away games, notching up an average of 1.15 Points Per Game.
– Based on these stats and insights, it’s important for bettors to consider the overall form and performance of the teams, the history of their meetings, the most likely scoring patterns, and the home/away facets of the upcoming match.

Match Facts:

– In matches between Birmingham City and Swansea City, a 0-0 score is the most prevalent ending result, having occurred in 4 games.
– When Birmingham City plays host, out of the past 9 encounters, both teams have won three times with three games ending in a draw. The overall goal difference leans slightly to Swansea City, at 11-10.
– Looking at the last 16 games, Birmingham City had slightly more victories with 5, compared to Swansea’s 4. The remaining 7 matches resulted in draws. Despite fewer victories, Swansea City leads in goal difference, with 23-21.
– The previous season witnessed a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at home and a tight 3-4 victory for Swansea at home.
– Interesting fact: Birmingham City scores approximately one quarter (23%) of their goals in the final 15 minutes of the match, while Swansea City does so at an even higher rate (29%) within the same timeframe.
– Birmingham City is going through a rough patch, with no victories in their recent 6 games, as well as 4 consecutive winless games at home.
– In their last three home games against Swansea City, Birmingham City has avoided defeat.
– Birmingham City failed to score in 4 out of their 13 home games this Championship season, while Swansea City did not score in 2 out of their 13 away games.
– Jay Stansfield from Birmingham City is the top scorer with 7 goals, while Jerry Yates from Swansea City follows closely with 6 goals.
– A stark contrast from the previous year, Birmingham City has fallen from 16th position with 32 points to currently holding the 20th position with 28 points.
– Birmingham City wins the first half in 33% of their games, a figure slightly eclipsed by Swansea City’s 38%.
– During their latest face-off, both teams managed to secure a draw with a 1-1 scoreline.
– When Birmingham City and Swansea City secure a 1-0 lead when playing at home or away respectively, they tend to win 85% and 64% of their matches respectively.
– However, when facing a 0-1 deficit at home, Birmingham City typically only turn the game around 15% of the time. Swansea City has an even lower success rate, recovering from a 1-0 disadvantage only 8% of the time when playing away.
– On average, Swansea City’s performance in the Championship surpasses Birmingham’s.
– Analyzing the last five games, Swansea City has a better performance than Birmingham City.
– Birmingham City hasn’t suffered defeat in any of their last 5 games against Swansea City across all competitions.
– In the 5 latest encounters, Birmingham City clinched 2 victories and 3 draws while keeping Swansea City from any victory.
– The same record applies exclusively to the Championship games between these two sides.
– Normally, a game between these two teams sees 1.8 goals from Birmingham City and 1.4 from Swansea City.
– An average Championship match between Birmingham City and Swansea City usually produces a combined total of 3.2 goals.
– The first half of these matches typically sees an average of 1.4 goals.
– When playing home and away games respectively, Birmingham City score an average of 1.08 goals, and Swansea City nets 1.58.