Championship · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 17:30 UTCFull timeSwansea.com StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSwansea CityBirmingham City
Shots19 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.6 xG/match1.02 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners5 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Ji-sung Eom · Swansea City · 55′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Fulton · Swansea City · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 29′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRonald · Swansea City · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 50′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJay Fulton · Swansea City · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 8′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 77′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 89′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 59′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 41′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 53′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 70′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 17′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedBen Cabango · Swansea City · 32′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 72′ · 0.19 xG · goalJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 15′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 54′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 56′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′ · 0.32 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Swansea City: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.56 xG. Birmingham City: 12 shots, 1 on target, 1.05 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′Patrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 72′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 1.56 xG · Birmingham City 1.05 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. A second useful context is: Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Birmingham City have a visible away split

strong

Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.92 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.92 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.04 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.04 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Swansea City
0Draws
1Birmingham City
Birmingham CitySwansea City · Championship10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Swansea City favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 7 · 5 too close

1.04 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 27/271.33 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 27/271.37 goals/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 27/271.47 xG/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 27/271.11 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 26/2614.1 shots/match
12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 26/2610.5 shots/match
3.85 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 26/263.73 shots/match
4.58 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 26/263.62 shots/match
54.7%Possessionseason · 26/2654.5%
4.65 corners/matchCornersseason · 26/265.35 corners/match
4.92 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 26/264.12 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2611.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 27/2719%
78%Scoring frequencyseason · 27/2778%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Swansea City81.2
Birmingham City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Swansea City38.9
Birmingham City56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Swansea City41.7
Birmingham City67.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Swansea City10.4
Birmingham City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Swansea City31.2
Birmingham City85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Swansea City31.2
Birmingham City70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Swansea City39
Birmingham City69.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.47 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots5/514.4 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
53.8%Possession5/548.2%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/513.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.8 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.28 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots10/1014.1 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target10/103.6 shots/match
52%Possession10/1050.8%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/105.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1012 fouls/match

Window

Season

27 / 27 matches
1.04 goals/matchGoals scored27/271.33 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed27/271.37 goals/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goals27/271.47 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots26/2614.1 shots/match
3.85 shots/matchShots on target26/263.73 shots/match
54.7%Possession26/2654.5%
4.65 corners/matchCorners26/265.35 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls25/2611.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 14 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored14/140.64 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.71 goals/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals14/140.93 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots13/139.92 shots/match
3.85 shots/matchShots on target13/132.08 shots/match
56.5%Possession13/1354.9%
4.85 corners/matchCorners13/134.77 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.54 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.2 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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