In this week 39 match on the 19th of March, Swansea City and Birmingham City will play a match in Swansea in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Swansea City sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Blackpool. Gary Madine struck first for Blackpool in the 4th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Swansea City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackpool ran away with the shutout win. Swansea City is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Birmingham City recorded a 0-2 loss against Middlesbrough. Aaron Connolly scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 23rd minute, then Folarin Balogun added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Middlesbrough ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Oct 23rd, Birmingham City hosted Swansea City at the St. Andrew’s Stadium in their last match together. Birmingham City was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Troy Deeney struck first for Birmingham City in the 47th minute, then Michael Obafemi got the equalizer for Swansea City in the 77th minute on a feed from Ryan Manning.
Tom McIntyre and Nico Gordon are the top scorers for Birmingham City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Swansea City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michael Obafemi and Joel Piroe each having 2 goals in their last five.