Championship: Birmingham vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 15 match between Birmingham and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Birmingham are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 15 of the Championship this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Swansea, whom they welcome on home soil at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.

Birmingham are placed twoth with 26 points after 14 matches. Swansea occupy a position as fourth in the league on 26 points.

Form: Birmingham vs Swansea

Birmingham Form

In the previous three matches, Birmingham lost 1-0 against Cardiff, beat Lincoln City by 1-3 and won 3-0 against Millwall. Birmingham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 15 and conceded five goals.

Swansea Form

It is all or nothing with Swansea following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 5-0 in an encounter with Queens Park Rangers to which, they replied by beating Blackburn4-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 3-1 against Portsmouth. Swansea won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding 12.

Betting facts for Birmingham and Swansea

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Swansea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Birmingham vs Swansea

August Priske is showing good form for Birmingham, scoring five goals in their last six matches. Ross Stewart scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs Swansea

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park across all tournaments Birmingham won four times, drew five and lost one times. Swansea claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Birmingham are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Birmingham have not lost to Swansea in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Swansea got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Birmingham have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Swansea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Birmingham have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Swansea.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Swansea, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.