Ace Football previews the Championship game between Birmingham and Swansea who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite their unconvincing form, Birmingham stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 6. They face Swansea on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and four places.
Form: Birmingham vs Swansea
Birmingham Form
Birmingham endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-1 against Port Vale, before Leicester won 2-0, while Stoke claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Birmingham won four of their previous six Championship games at the St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded two and scored seven goals.
Swansea Form
Swansea look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Sheffield Wednesday by 0-2, before drawing 2-2 with Hull. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Nottingham Forest by a 3-2 scoreline. Swansea managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for Birmingham and Swansea
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Birmingham and Swansea played across all tournaments.
- In the last 17 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Birmingham vs Swansea
Seung-Ho Paik is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Swansea look to Ronald Pereira, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Birmingham vs Swansea
Full-time result
Birmingham claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Swansea won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Birmingham have not lost to Swansea in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Birmingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Birmingham and Swansea.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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