Swansea vs Birmingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th August 2023

Swansea come up against visiting side Birmingham in a Championship fixture on Saturday at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea managed to end up number 10 on 66 points last season. As mentioned, they face Birmingham, who came in as number 17 on 53 points last season.

Since both Swansea and Birmingham are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season this coming Saturday.

Swansea scored 20 goals, conceded nine, and pulled off five clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Birmingham scored six goals, conceded 11 and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Birmingham came away with a 3-4 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea vs Birmingham Prediction

Swansea Form

In their last three matches, Swansea won 0-3 against Norwich, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Hull. They were back on top last time out, defeating West Bromwich 3-2. Swansea won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 11 goals.

At the end of the previous season, Swansea was in a secure position in the middle of the standings. They should be able to maintain at least a similar performance when this season kicks off.

Birmingham Form

Birmingham were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Blackpool. Next up, Coventry won 2-0, before losing 1-2 against Sheffield United. Birmingham, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Championship.

A top half finish is the dream target for Birmingham, although retaining their Championship status has to be the priority.

Swansea have been making good strides lately, and Birmingham don't look like a team strong enough of getting in their way of adding another win to their account at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea vs Birmingham Squads

Swansea Squad

Michael Duff will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Birmingham from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Andrew Fisher (0/0), Carl Rushworth (0/0), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Ben Cabango (0/0), Brandon Cooper (0/0), Harry Darling (0/0), Kyle Naughton (0/0), Nathan Wood (0/0), Nathanael Ogbeta (0/0), Cameron Congreve (0/0), Jay Fulton (0/0), Joe Allen (0/0), Josh Key (0/0), Liam Walsh (0/0), Matt Grimes (0/0), Oliver Cooper (0/0), Olivier Ntcham (0/0), Jamie Paterson (0/0), Jerry Yates (0/0), Joel Piroe (0/0), Josh Ginnelly (0/0), Liam Cullen (0/0), Mykola Kukharevych (0/0).

Birmingham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Birmingham players that the manager John Eustace will choose from for the upcoming game:

John Ruddy (0/0), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Dion Sanderson (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/0), Kevin Long (0/0), Lee Buchanan (0/0), Marc Roberts (0/0), Marcel Oakley (0/0), Rico Browne (0/0), Alfie Chang (0/0), Gary Gardner (0/0), George Hall (0/0), Ivan Sunjic (0/0), Jordan James (0/0), Josh Williams (0/0), Keshi Anderson (0/0), Koji Miyoshi (0/0), Krystian Bielik (0/0), Mark Duffy (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (0/0), Emmanuel Longelo (0/0), Juninho Bacuna (0/0), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (0/0), Scott Hogan (0/0), Tyler Roberts (0/0).

Swansea vs Birmingham Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Swansea, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. For their upcoming match in round 1, Swansea are unable to call upon Jay Fulton, who is suspended.

Sidelined with an injury, Swansea can't field Liam Walsh this coming Saturday against Birmingham.

Birmingham are juggling with five absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Swansea. Juninho Bacuna is ineligible for selection in the Birmingham squad, as he is suspended.

Birmingham need to do without Lee Buchanan, Dion Sanderson, Scott Hogan and Keshi Anderson, who are not fit enough to travel to Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea vs Birmingham Lineups

Swansea vs Birmingham H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Birmingham won three of the previous ten matches, with Swansea claiming two wins in these ten encounters. The bookies have Birmingham to win this match at best price odds of 15/4.

Swansea vs Birmingham Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Swansea and Birmingham both teams scored.

Swansea vs Birmingham Betting Tips

With another Championship season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Swansea and Birmingham. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Of their 10 most recent games at Swansea.com Stadium across all tournaments, Swansea won four times, drew three and lost three. Birmingham won six of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing one and losing three. Swansea won seven of their last 10 Championship matches, while Birmingham managed three wins in their previous 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Swansea managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Birmingham averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Birmingham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.