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Match preview · Championship

Birmingham City – Swansea City

Birmingham City Home tied 7th in Championship
1.34
Swansea City Away 3rd in Championship
1.05 Projected xG
Birmingham City
41%
Fair 2.41
Draw
32%
Fair 3.12
Swansea City
26%
Fair 3.78

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Data coverage · full
  • Birmingham City 20/20
  • Swansea City 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 03:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Birmingham City xG 1.90 xGA 1.38
  • W 3.17 created, 1.11 conceded against Derby County
  • D 1.23 created, 2.14 conceded against Middlesbrough
  • W 2.55 created, 1.05 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
  • W 2.24 created, 0.49 conceded against Preston North End
  • W 1.30 created, 1.15 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.89 created, 2.36 conceded against Cardiff City
Swansea City xG 1.50 xGA 1.66
  • W 2.63 created, 1.73 conceded against Burnley
  • W 0.92 created, 2.11 conceded against Lincoln City
  • W 2.36 created, 0.68 conceded against Norwich City
  • W 1.83 created, 1.05 conceded against Millwall
  • L 1.04 created, 1.19 conceded against West Ham United
  • L 0.20 created, 3.22 conceded against Queens Park Rangers

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.38
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Both teams to score
54%
Birmingham City 2+ goals
40%
Birmingham City clean sheet
32%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 37% of the model's distribution.

1:1
16.5%
2:1
10.2%
1:0
10.0%

Why the model favours Birmingham City

Birmingham City's defence and recent form carry the lean; its attack does not back it.

Attack
Favours Swansea City
8th vs 6th
Birmingham City attack v Swansea City defence
Defence
Favours Birmingham City
7th vs 13th
Birmingham City defence v Swansea City attack
Recent xG form
Favours Birmingham City
+0.51 vs -0.17
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Birmingham City and Swansea City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Birmingham City Swansea City
xG / match (better) 1.69 · 7th 1.49 · 9th
xGA / match 1.33 · 11th (better) 1.32 · 8th
xGD / match (better) +0.37 · 7th +0.17 · 10th
xPts / match (better) 1.64 · 6th 1.50 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.51 -0.17

Head to head

Birmingham City 1 Draws 1 Swansea City 0

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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