Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Birmingham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Birmingham visit Swansea, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 27 match taking place at Swansea.com Stadium this coming Saturday.
Team form: Swansea vs Birmingham
Swansea Form
In has been a bit of everything for Swansea in their previous three matches, where they first beat West Bromwich by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Millwall, before an encounter with West Bromwich produced a 1-1 draw. Swansea managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded seven times.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-0 against Watford, before beating Coventry 3-2. Another win followed, this time by 2-3 against Cambridge U. Birmingham are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 14 goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Swansea and Birmingham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swansea and Birmingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Swansea have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Swansea have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Birmingham have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Birmingham have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Swansea.com Stadium across all tournaments Swansea won five times, drew one and lost four times. Birmingham claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Birmingham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Birmingham have not lost to Swansea in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Birmingham only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Swansea scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Swansea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Birmingham, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Birmingham conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.
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