Swansea vs Birmingham
Ref: Tom Nield, EnglandSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea · 21,028 cap
Match recap
Swansea and Birmingham drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Vipotnik scored for Swansea; Roberts replied for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.60 for Swansea versus 1.02 for Birmingham. Swansea sit 11th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Vipotnik
Assist: Gonçalo Franco
Second Half
56'
⇄
Furuhashi
⇄
Widell
⇄
Vipotnik
72'
⚽
Roberts
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
⇄
Gonçalo Franco
85'
⇄
Ducksch
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SwanseaBirmingham
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.60VS1.02
Attack5 · 0 won
19
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
1
11
Shots in the box
10
8
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
50%
Possession
50%
412
Total passes
411
320
Accurate passes
291
78%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline1 · 1 won
10
Fouls
14
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
6
-0.30
Goals prevented
-0.30
Swansea
4-1-4-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Swansea
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 4J. FultonM
- 5B. CabangoD
- 7M. WidellM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungM
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 30E. GalbraithD
- 35RonaldM
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 2J. KeyD
- 6M. StamenićM
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 20L. CullenF
- 24B. WalesF
- 25J. WardD
- 27Z. InoussaF
- 31O. CooperM
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 16P. RobertsM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 30L. KoumasM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschM
Substitutes
- 11S. WrightF
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23A. SampstedD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 28J. StansfieldF
- 40M. MazwiM
- 42D. IsicheiM
- 45W. BurrellD
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 83 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 68 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ronald | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Ji-sung Eom | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ethan Galbraith | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melker Widell | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josh Key | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Stamenić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Cooper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Wales | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ward | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeidane Inoussa | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Koumas | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Marvin Ducksch | M | 85 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 56 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Will Burrell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wright | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Isichei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 34 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |