Swansea City v Birmingham City

Swansea City v Birmingham City: what the numbers say

Swansea City meet Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Swansea City haven't beaten Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium since 2019-20: 5 meetings there since then.

2019-20

last win v Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium

Swansea City haven't beaten Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium since 2019-20: 5 meetings there since then.

8–19

head to head

Nothing between them: Swansea City 8, Birmingham City 19, 15 drawn from 42 meetings.

1st

on the ladder

Birmingham City sit 1st on 29 points (8–2–5).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Birmingham City by 6 goals in 1953-54 (6–0).

0.5 v 0.3

goals a game

Key match-up: August Priske (Birmingham City) averages 0.5 goals a game to Adam Idah's 0.3 (Swansea City).

0.3 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) and Liam Millar (Birmingham City) are level on assists, both around 0.3 a game.

11/19

at Swansea.com Stadium

Swansea City have won 11 of their last 19 at Swansea.com Stadium.

assists in 2026-27

Eom Ji-Sung has 3 assists in 10 games for Swansea City in 2026-27.

Head to head

8Swansea City

15Draws

19Birmingham City

42 meetings since 1946 · average score Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 1.5

18 Jan 26Draw1–1Swansea.com Stadium

20 Sept 25Birmingham City1–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

14 Jan 24Draw2–2St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

6 Aug 23Draw1–1Swansea.com Stadium

5 Feb 23Birmingham City4–3Swansea.com Stadium

9 Nov 22Draw2–2St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Swansea City v Portsmouth, Wed, 4 Nov · Birmingham City v Millwall, Wed, 4 Nov).

Swansea City v Birmingham City: what the numbers say

The big picture

Swansea City come in 6th on the ladder with 26 points; Birmingham City are 1st on 29. Birmingham City are the side higher up the table.

Swansea City are 8–4–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.1 against.

Birmingham City are 7–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.9 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

Swansea City have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Portsmouth 1–3.

Birmingham City have won four of their last five and most recently beat Millwall 3–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 42 times on our records since 1946: Swansea City 8, Birmingham City 19, 15 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 1–1 at Swansea.com Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Birmingham City by 6 goals in 1953-54 (6–0).

Players to watch

For Swansea City, watch Adam Idah (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Joseph Opoku (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Birmingham City, watch August Priske (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Liam Millar (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27).

At Swansea.com Stadium

Swansea City have won 11 of their last 19 at Swansea.com Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Swansea City haven't beaten Birmingham City at Swansea.com Stadium since 2019-20: 5 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Birmingham City go in as clear favourites.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.