Swansea vs Birmingham: result 0-1 and analysis
League CupRound of 128Kick-off on August 8, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
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What was the result of Swansea vs Birmingham?
Birmingham won 0-1 on August 8, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 44′A. PriskeBirmingham
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Birmingham win at 41%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Swansea vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Swansea
4-3-3- 30J. Opoku
- 33A. Idah
- 49M. Yeo
- 8E. Just
- 6M. Stamenić
- 7M. Widell
- 14J. Tymon
- 15C. Burgess
- 5B. Cabango
- 26F. Lissah
- 22L. Vigouroux
Birmingham
4-4-2- 9A. Priske
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 28J. Stansfield
- 14J. Solis
- 24T. Iwata
- 7Carlos Vicente
- 20A. Cochrane
- 4C. Klarer
- 5P. Neumann
- 26B. Osayi-Samuel
- 1J. Beadle
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swansea have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Birmingham have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Leganes(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Merthyr Town(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Udinese(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 21, 2026 | VfL Bochum(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Holstein Kiel(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Barcelona(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Crewe(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Burton Albion(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Solihull Moors(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Huddersfield(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Swansea wins, 4 draws, 2 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | Swansea 1-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Birmingham 1-0 Swansea | Championship |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Birmingham 2-2 Swansea | Championship |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Swansea 1-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Swansea 3-4 Birmingham | Championship |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Birmingham 2-2 Swansea | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Swansea vs Birmingham on Jan 17, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Swansea score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy