Birmingham vs. Swansea tip, prognosis & odds 04/02/2021 - Championship Free soccer tips
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Birmingham = Swansea tip, prognosis and odds - Championship
In the championship, the second highest English division, the promotion race comes to a head eight game days before the end of the season. In the middle of the promotion battle are the Welsh from Swansea, who are currently in third place in the table. Before the international break, there were two major setbacks for the Swans in the race for direct promotion.
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Swansea City could not score either in the away game against Bournemouth or in the home game against Cardiff City. For the first time since December 2019, the Welsh suffered two defeats in a row in the championship. Swansea City will continue with the away game in Birmingham on Good Friday.
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As expected, the guests from Wales are favored against the relegation-threatened blues. For an away win at Birmingham against Swansea, odds for tip 2 of 2.40 are currently offered. Just like Swansea City, Birmingham City also suffered a defeat before the international break and slipped to 21st place in the table. The cushion on the relegation places is only three points, so the Blues are under pressure on Friday evening.
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In addition to our analysis of the Friday game between Birmingham and Swansea, other predictions about football on the island can be found in the betting base section Football England.
Birmingham stats & current form
As in the previous four seasons, Birmingham City is fighting to stay in the championship this season. Almost a year ago, the Blues barely missed relegation to League One. Also in 2020/21 there is a tough fight to stay in the House of Commons. The new trainer Lee Bowyer was introduced just two weeks ago.
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At the coaching debut of the 44-year-old there was 20 for the table. from West Midlands won a home win against Reading FC. The otherwise weak offensive of the Blues only scored more than one goal in a competitive game for the third time this calendar year. With 28 goals in 38 games, Birmingham City's offensive remains the team's big problem area.
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Can the Blues crack the Welsh defensive bulwark?
Before the international break, Bowyer conceded his first defeat as the new coach of the Blues. Against the promotion aspirants from Watford, the attack department of the table-20 bit. teeth out and was without a goal for the third time in the last four games. On Friday evening, the next difficult hurdle is pending for the harmless offensive of the blues.
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Swansea City has the third best defense in the championship. It would therefore be more than daring to make a prediction on the home side at Birmingham against Swansea. Against this, among other things, the recent record of the Blues against the Swans speaks: Since September 2013 Birmingham has not won a single competitive game against the Welsh.
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Weakest home team in the championship
In the 19 home games of the current season, Birmingham has so far had a record of 4-3-12, making the Blues statistically the worst home team in the English second division. Two of the four home wins this season have brought Birmingham in the last three home games.
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So far, the table 20. from West Midlands conceded at least one goal in 17 of 19 home games. Since November 2020, the blues at St. Andrew’s have not been able to keep the clean slate. It is quite possible that this negative series will continue against the strong offensive Welsh. Bowyer will be able to draw on the full on Friday evening, changes in the starting XI are not expected.
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Expected formation of Birmingham:
Etheridge - Colin, Roberts, Dean, Pedersen - Sanchez, Gardner, San Jose, Harper, Bela - Jutkiewicz
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Swansea - stats & current form
Swansea had to cope with two defeats in a row before the international break, so the table neighbors from Watford moved past the Swans and consolidated their second place in the table. Because the Welsh players currently have one game less in their books, the six-point deficit should not be overestimated.
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In the best possible scenario, Swansea City can minimize the Hornets' lead to three points, and the two aspirants for promotion will meet at the end of the season. It is therefore all the more important for the Swans to end the current mini-crisis, an away win at St. Andrew’s in Birmingham City would be balm for the soul of the ailing Welsh.
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Does the Swan offensive break the knot?
For the first time since December 2019, head coach Steve Cooper's team suffered two defeats in a row in the championship. Surprisingly, Swansea City remained without a goal in both games. If you consider how strong the offensive presented itself over the current calendar year, the recent peat slump was not really to be expected.
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In the twelve second round games before the two defeats against Bournemouth and Cardiff, the Swans scored an average of 1.50 goals. Although head coach Cooper is currently struggling with some staffing concerns, at least one goal should be possible with the defensive-prone Blues on Friday evening.
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Swansea is aiming for a tenth away win
The 41-year-old Swans trainer will have a total of six failures against Birmingham. The absence of Hourihane weighs heavily, after all, the 30-year-old Welshman is the focal point in the offensive game of third in the table. His role as playmaker is expected to be taken over by Yan Dhanda.
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Swansea City has already taken 31 points in 18 away games. Before losing to Bournemouth, Cooper's team remained unbeaten in three away games in a row. If the Swans find back on the road to success and celebrate their tenth away win of the current season on Friday evening, odds of 2.40 for tip 2 will be paid out at Birmingham against Swansea.
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Expected formation of Swansea:
Woodman - Naughton, Bennett, Cabango - Roberts, Fulton, Grimes, Bidwell - Dhanda - Ayew, Whittaker
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Direct comparison / H2H
Birmingham City and Swansea City will meet for the 30th time. So far, the West Midlands blues lead the direct comparison against the Welsh with a record of 12-8-9. In the 29 games between the two clubs there were an average of 2.69 goals per game. Should a forecast of over 2.5 goals come true in the upcoming match between Birmingham vs. Swansea, odds above the 2.00 mark will be paid out.
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In the first half of the season, the Blues and the Swans parted with a goalless draw. This was the sixth time in a row that Birmingham remained without a win against Swansea City across all competitions. The last time Birmingham won a competitive game against the Swans was in the 2013-14 season.
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Betting base forecast & Birmingham - Swansea tip
The international break came at the ideal time for third place in the table from Wales, after all, the Swans did not perform well in the championship on the two game days before the break. On Friday evening, the away game against relegation-threatened Birmingham City is now on the agenda for Swansea City.
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The home side changed the trainer a week before the international break and introduced the 44-year-old Lee Bowyer as the successor to Aitor Karanka, who is supposed to protect the traditional club from the West Midlands from relegation in the end of the season. At the moment, Birmingham are only three points ahead of the red zone, so the upcoming home game is very important.
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Against Swansea City, the offensive of the table-20 will be on Friday evening. after all, the Welsh guests have the third strongest defense in the championship. If you look back on the recent performance of Birmingham against Watford, who currently have the best defense in the league, there are hardly any arguments that would confirm a prognosis for the home side.
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It is quite possible that Birmingham will also fight its teeth against the Swans' defense. We expect an away win for the Welsh on Friday evening and are using five out of ten possible units for our forecast. Birmingham vs. Swansea currently has betting odds of 2.40 for a tip on the table third. By the way: In the Unibet app, the floodlight game in the championship can be watched live.
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