Swansea vs Birmingham

5 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jerry Yates 76’
  • Siriki Dembélé 45’

Match summary

Swansea and Birmingham drew 1-1. Birmingham led 1-0 at half-time.

Siriki Dembélé put Birmingham ahead in the 45th minute and Jerry Yates equalised in the 76th minute.

Swansea had the better of the chances, with 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Birmingham's 0.77 from 11.

Match stats

Swansea Birmingham
11 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.41 xG 0.77
1.41 Non-penalty xG 0.77

Key events

Swansea Birmingham
Kick-off
45’
Siriki Dembélé0-1 (Birmingham)
Half-time0-1
Jerry Yates1-1 (Swansea)
76’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Swansea
  • Jamie Paterson
Birmingham
  • Ivan Šunjić
  • Krystian Bielik
  • Tyler Roberts
  • Koji Miyoshi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 0.77 45’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 0-1 45’ 76’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), 1-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 0.77 45’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), 0-1 Dembélé 45’ 76’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), 1-1 Yates 76’
Swansea 1.41 xGBirmingham 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Swansea attacking 
76’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 81’ Nathan Wood (Swansea), set piece, 0.39 xG, blocked 56’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 45’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 81’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 23’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 90+9’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Josh Key (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Nathan Wood (Swansea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 81’ Nathan Wood (Swansea), set piece, 0.39 xG, blocked 56’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 45’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 81’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 23’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 90+3’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 90+9’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Joël Piroe (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Josh Key (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Nathan Wood (Swansea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Dion Sanderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Carl Rushworth
90′ – – – – – – –
Harrison Ashby Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Harry Darling
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Ben Cabango
90′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Wood
90′ – – 2 0.41 – – –
Josh Key
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jay Fulton
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Grimes
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Paterson Taken off
70′ – – – – – –
Jerry Yates
90′ 1 – 1 0.53 – – –
Joël Piroe
90′ – – 4 0.30 – – –
Azeem Abdulai Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Liam Cullen Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Swansea win 50% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Birmingham win 23% Avg odds 4.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Swansea WWWDW
Birmingham LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Swansea 3-4 Birmingham, 04 Feb 23 Next meeting: Birmingham 2-2 Swansea, 13 Jan 24  All Swansea vs Birmingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.