Championship · 2025Sat, 20 Sept 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBirmingham CitySwansea City
Shots23 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals2.41 xG/match1.43 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners7 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match11 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.

Lewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 26′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 15′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 81′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEiran Cashin · Birmingham City · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlex Cochrane · Birmingham City · 31′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristoph Klarer · Birmingham City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTommy Doyle · Birmingham City · 87′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTommy Doyle · Birmingham City · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAlex Cochrane · Birmingham City · 57′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 60′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLyndon Dykes · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.07 xG · goalDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 50′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Birmingham City · 46′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 52′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 81′ · 0.30 xG · on targetKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 70′ · 0.36 xG · on targetŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 11′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.46 xG · on targetMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 23′ · 0.49 xG · on targetZeidane Inoussa · Swansea City · 19′ · 0.56 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Birmingham City: 23 shots, 7 on target, 2.46 xG. Swansea City: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.48 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Lyndon Dykes · Birmingham City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Birmingham City 2.46 xG · Swansea City 1.48 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Swansea City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Birmingham City's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Swansea City show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Swansea City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.7 shots/matchShotsBirmingham City · Swansea City10.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricBirmingham CitySwansea CityBaseline
Shots12.7 shots/match10.3 shots/match12.8 shots/match
Shots against6.67 shots/match11.7 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Birmingham City have a visible home split

weak

Birmingham City's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.7 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.7 shots/match12.7 shots/match12.8 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 above their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1 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 for1.2 goals/match1 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Birmingham City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Swansea City in 2 · 6 too close

0.83 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 6/61 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 6/60.83 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/60.94 xG/match
0.77 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/60.94 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 6/610.3 shots/match
6.67 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 6/611.7 shots/match
2.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 6/63.17 shots/match
1.83 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 6/63.5 shots/match
56.5%Possessionseason · 6/656.5%
4.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 6/64.5 corners/match
2.67 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 6/64.67 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 6/611.3 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
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 6/633%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 6/667%

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.

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

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Birmingham City26.4
Swansea City23.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Birmingham City88.9
Swansea City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Birmingham City27.1
Swansea City6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City85.4
Swansea City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

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

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Birmingham City46.4
Swansea City33.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

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 allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.11 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots5/511.8 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
57.6%Possession5/558.6%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

6 / 6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/61 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.83 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.94 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots6/610.3 shots/match
2.67 shots/matchShots on target6/63.17 shots/match
56.5%Possession6/656.5%
4.5 corners/matchCorners6/64.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.3 fouls/matchFouls6/611.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

6 / 6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/61 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.83 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.94 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots6/610.3 shots/match
2.67 shots/matchShots on target6/63.17 shots/match
56.5%Possession6/656.5%
4.5 corners/matchCorners6/64.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.3 fouls/matchFouls6/611.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored3/30.67 goals/match
0.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/30.67 goals/match
1.81 xG/matchExpected goals3/30.95 xG/match
16.7 shots/matchShots3/39.67 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target3/33.67 shots/match
55.7%Possession3/353.3%
4 corners/matchCorners3/33.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.3 fouls/matchFouls3/312 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 20 Sept 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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