Birmingham face Swansea at St. Andrew's Stadium in round 15 of the Championship. The odds bookmakers offered on this match put Birmingham's win probability at 51% and Swansea's at 23%, making Birmingham the clear favourite.
Current Form - Birmingham
Birmingham are third on 26 points after 14 matches, with seven wins, five draws and two losses and a 26-13 goal record. Their last league match was a 3-0 win over Millwall. They have won four and lost one of their last five matches; across that span, they scored 2.6 goals per match compared with 1.9 for the season, while conceding 0.4 per match against a season figure of 0.9.
Current Form - Swansea
Swansea sit fifth on 26 points after 14 matches, with eight wins, two draws and four losses and a 21-16 goal record. Their last league match ended in a 3-1 loss to Portsmouth. Their last five matches brought two wins and three losses, with scoring down to 1.2 goals per match from a season average of 1.5 and conceding up to 1.8 from 1.1.
Head-to-Head Record
Their most recent meeting was a 1-1 draw last season, with Swansea at home. Birmingham won two and drew three of their last five meetings against Swansea, with an average of 3.2 goals per match. Birmingham were unbeaten in their last 10 meetings against Swansea, a run of four wins and six draws
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
For Birmingham, forward August Priske has six goals and one assist, including five goals in his last five matches, scored across three matches and with two in his latest appearance. Defender Alexander Cochrane has two goals and two assists, while forward Liam Millar has four goals and three assists. James Beadle is a doubt for this match.
Swansea's Joseph Opoku has three goals and two assists, and Ji-Sung Eom has two goals and three assists. Zan Vipotnik has three goals and one assist. Moussa Kounfolo Yeo and Ronald are unavailable, while Stephen Eustaquio, who has two goals and one assist, is a doubt for this match.
Key Numbers
↔️ Duel win rate: Birmingham 47% vs Swansea 52%
Birmingham
➕ Headed goals: 0.36 per match (2nd best, league average 0.20)
ℹ️ Duels: 109 per match (most in the league)
Swansea
➕ Shot accuracy: 38% (2nd best, league average 31%)
➕ Shots on target conceded: 3.3 per match (2nd best, league average 4.3)
➖ Headed goals: 0.07 per match (2nd worst, league average 0.20)
Match Notes
Christoph Klarer has received four yellow cards in 10 appearances for Birmingham across the last 10 matches. Ethan Laird is at Birmingham and came from Swansea, where he made 20 appearances and scored zero goals across one season.
Betting Insights
The odds put the probability of over 2.5 goals at 51%, while the probability of both teams scoring is 53%.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.7
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
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