Birmingham v Swansea result

Full-time · Birmingham 2–1 Swansea

Championship · Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · St Andrew's Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Birmingham 2–1 Swansea — Birmingham won this Championship match.

Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Birmingham 2–1 Swansea · Championship
Venue: St Andrew's Stadium · Birmingham
Referee: O. Langford
Head-to-head (last 6): Birmingham 1 · draws 3 · Swansea 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Birmingham 0W 2D 3L · Swansea 3W 1D 1L

Birmingham 2–1 Swansea (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.38 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.2 / 5.4

Corners

against 3.2 / 2.8 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 5.2 / 4.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.4 / 1.4

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.6 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

2.33 yellows

Referee · O. Langford

1.25 home / 1.08 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Birmingham for / against	Line	Swansea for / against
Goals scored	0.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.4 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.6 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.8 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.6 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9.6 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.08

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Aneke n 8	26.1	3 5/2	0.9 2/0	—
Jérémie Bela n 8	70.8	1.9 7/4	0.8 5/0	—
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	65.1	1.9 7/2	1.6 5/2	—
T. Deeney n 8	40.9	1.9 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
K. Pedersen n 8	90	1.6 8/3	0.4 3/0	Ryan Manning

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Aneke n 8	26.1	3.9 4/2	0.4 1/0
T. Deeney n 8	40.9	2.5 5/2	1.1 1/1
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	65.1	2.2 6/5	1 5/1
R. McGree n 8	36.4	1.9 4/1	0.9 2/1
S. Hogan n 8	67.3	1.8 5/4	0.8 4/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+
S. Hogan n 8	67.3	0.5 2/1
T. Deeney n 8	40.9	0.3 1/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	70.8	0.2 1/0
J. Graham n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0
G. Gardner n 8	60	0.2 1/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Friend n 8	66.9	3.4 5/5
M. Colin n 8	84.6	2.5 7/6
K. Pedersen n 8	90	1.9 7/5
I. Sunjic n 8	81.8	1.8 6/4
G. Gardner n 8	60	1.7 4/2

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Šarkić n 8	90	2.5 6/3

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	1.9 8/2	2.7 7/5	K. Pedersen
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	1.9 4/1	0 0/0	—
J. Fulton n 8	69.8	1.5 5/4	1.1 3/1	—
F. Downes n 8	68.1	1.5 7/1	1.8 6/3	—
L. Cullen n 8	41.4	1.4 2/1	0.8 2/1	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	2.7 3/2	1.6 3/1
J. Piroe n 8	77.5	2.2 7/5	1.7 7/4
M. Obafemi n 8	27	2.1 3/1	0.4 1/0
J. Paterson n 8	84.9	1.5 8/2	0.5 4/0
O. Ntcham n 8	50	1.1 3/1	0.5 2/0

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Paterson n 8	84.9	0.5 4/0	0.5 3/1
J. Piroe n 8	77.5	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
Y. Dhanda n 8	41.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
O. Ntcham n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Laird n 8	82.4	1.8 7/4
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	1.8 8/3
R. Bennett n 8	82.5	1.6 6/4
J. Fulton n 8	69.8	1.5 5/2
K. Naughton n 8	89.5	1.4 6/2

Swansea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Benda n 8	90	3.2 6/4
B. Hamer n 8	90	3 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Birmingham		Swansea
28%	Possession	72%
15	Shots	7
6	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	12
4	Offsides	1
16	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
203	Passes	539
51%	Pass accuracy	80%

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Šarkić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Sanderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
G. Friend	90	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	6.9
J. Graham	90	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	7.3
G. Gardner	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.2
I. Sunjic	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
K. Pedersen	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	7.2
T. Chong	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
T. Deeney	86	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.6
S. Hogan	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. McGree sub	27	1	0	2	2	0	0	Y	6.9
C. Aneke sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
R. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Naughton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Ryan Manning	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
E. Laird	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.9
M. Grimes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
J. Latibeaudiere	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Paterson	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
J. Piroe	71	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
O. Ntcham	63	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Smith	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Obafemi sub	33	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
L. Walsh sub	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Cullen sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Birmingham v Swansea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BirminghamDLLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SwanseaWLDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Birmingham 1 · 3 draws · Swansea 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2021-04-02 Birmingham 1–0 Swansea
2020-09-19 Swansea 0–0 Birmingham
2020-07-08 Birmingham 1–3 Swansea
2019-08-25 Swansea 3–0 Birmingham
2019-01-29 Swansea 3–3 Birmingham
2018-08-17 Birmingham 0–0 Swansea

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Birmingham#20 pos47 pts46 pl-25 GD

Swansea#15 pos61 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Birmingham scored1.09

Swansea scored1.26

Birmingham conceded1.63

Swansea conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham and Swansea?: In their last 6 meetings, Birmingham won 1, Swansea won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Birmingham and Swansea?: Recent form — Birmingham 0W 2D 3L; Swansea 3W 1D 1L.

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