Birmingham v Swansea Betting Tips – Championship, 17th August 7.45pm
The pressure will be on Birmingham to produce something on home soil here as they go in search of their first win of the season. That would ease a bit of early-season pressure off of their backs. They will get a stern test by Swansea though who have started life in the Championship in a positive fashion having won their first two games. The Swans are trading as the favourite for this Friday night fixture which kicks off the Championship weekend.
Birmingham News and Form
The Blues managed to stave off relegation last season, but it wasn’t a comfortable season from them at all. After all the stresses of last term they would have been hoping for a positive start but one point from two games is all they have to show so far. They played out a 2-2 draw against Norwich in their opening game of the season and then went down 1-0 at Middlesbrough to follow. The Blues had Craig Gardner sent off late at the Riverside.
So the Blues are looking for their first clean sheet and first win of the season and for our Birmingham v Swansea prediction we are looking at both teams not to score at 5/6 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.) as we see this being a low-scoring game. Birmingham haven’t looked particularly good with the ball at their feet and certainly not clinical in front of goal. To be fair Lukas Jutkiewicz has looked sharp and he is a 5/2 anytime goalscorer option for the Blues. Last season the Blues produced a W10 D3 L10 record on home soil in the Championship. Blues boss Garry Monk gets to face his former side in this one.
Swansea News and Form
Swansea have made a strong start to life in the Championship after their relegation from the top flight last term. With back to back wins over Sheffield United and Preston they can be pleased with their return. As both victories were by a one-goal margin we have to look at the option of Swansea to win by a one-goal margin at 3/1 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 17th, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.) as the main prediction for Birmingham v Swansea. We have seen two good sides of Swansea so far, as they fought back from a goal down away from home to beat Sheffield United.
Then they secured the home win over Preston after scoring a first-half goal. The Swans have so far averaged 9.5 shots per game so far. Heading into the new season the biggest concern about the Swans would have been over their goal output. But they have shown up well and actually look to have a bit of quality about them. They should hold themselves together well in a game that ends under 2.5 goals at 7/10 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.).
Birmingham v Swansea Head to Head
The last time that Birmingham and Swansea were in competitive action against each other was during the 2013/14 domestic season. Birmingham won a League Cup tie on home soil before later in the season losing at St Andrews in an FA Cup tie. The last league meeting between them was in the 2008/09 Championship with Birmingham collecting four points from the two meetings. The overall head to head has Birmingham 16-8 up with the seven drawn matches.
Birmingham v Swansea Betting Odds*
Swansea 6/4
Birmingham 7/4
Draw 23/10
* (Betting Odds were taken on August 14th, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.)
Birmingham v Swansea Predictions
Swansea to win: It has been a good start from Swansea and therefore we are going to go with the away win in this game. For extra value in Birmingham v Swansea predictions, we will suggest the Swans to win by a one-goal margin as well. They did well at Bramall Lane on the opening weekend and can produce their second away win of the term.
