Swansea City vs Birmingham City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: January 17th, 2026 | Swansea.com Stadium | EFL Championship | 15:00 (GMT)

Bluenoses will travel westwards in their thousands to congregate at the Liberty Stadium, as Birmingham take on the Swans in the south of Wales. Neither side has much to shout about this season, despite strong summer transfer windows, and find themselves in the bottom half of the table. A win this weekend, though, will see the lucky victor climb further up the table and possibly towards a more positive second half of the campaign.

Key Betting Tip: Birmingham City to Win at 2.50 odds (Kwiff Bet) represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Predicted Lineups

Swansea City Predicted XI: Vigouroux (GK), Samuels-Smith, Burgess, Cabango, Galbraith, Fulton, Eom, Yahcouye, Franco, Pereira, Vipotnik

Team News: Key first team players Adam Idah, Josh Key, and Liam Cullen are all unavailable due to injury.

Birmingham City Predicted XI: Beadle (GK), Wagner, Robinson, Neumann, Iwata, Doyle, Paik, Koumas, Stansfield, Roberts, Ducksch

Team News: Demarai Gray and Ethan Larid continue to be absent due to injury.

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Current League Standings

The Swans are locked in the middle of the pack, currently 17th due to goal difference. It has been a season of narrow margins for the Welsh side; they have scored just 27 goals, one of the lowest totals in the league, but have remained competitive through a disciplined defence that has conceded only 33. Sitting only seven points above the drop zone, the focus at the Swansea.com Stadium is on finding more clinical finishing to ensure a comfortable end to the season.

Birmingham City find themselves in 14th place with 34 points from 26 matches. Under Chris Davies, the Blues have shown flashes of brilliance, evidenced by their recent 3–2 win over league leaders Coventry City, but inconsistency away from home has hindered their progress. They currently possess a goal difference of -1 (35 scored, 36 conceded).

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Head-to-Head Timeline

This pair have met 46 times in a history dating back to 1945. Birmingham has dominated the fixture, winning on 22 occasions. The Swans have 10 wins, and there have been 14 draws. Swansea have not beaten Birmingham in 9 games, losing by a single goal on 4 separate occasions in that time frame.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

• September 2025: Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea (EFL Championship)
• January 2024: Birmingham City 2-2 Swansea City (EFL Championship)
• August 2023: Swansea City 1-1 Birmingham City (EFL Championship)
• February 2023: Swansea City 3-4 Birmingham City (EFL Championship)
• November 2022: Birmingham City 2-2 Swansea City (EFL Championship)

Recent Swansea City and Birmingham City Matches Analysis

Swansea City Last 5 Matches:

• Swansea City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion (FA Cup)
• Millwall 2-1 Swansea City (EFL Championship)
• Swansea City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion (EFL Championship)
• Oxford United 0-1 Swansea City (EFL Championship)
• Coventry City 1-0 Swansea City (EFL Championship)

Swansea’s last four Championship wins have all been by single-goal deficits; the Welsh club are yet to convince under Vitor Matos, however, narrow victories over West Brom and Oxford recently have given them space ahead of the relegation zone.

Birmingham City Last 5 Matches:

• Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City (FA Cup)
• Birmingham City 3-2 Coventry City (EFL Championship)
• Watford 3-0 Birmingham City (EFL Championship)
• Birmingham City 1-1 Southampton (EFL Championship)
• Birmingham City 1-1 Derby County (EFL Championship)

Birmingham have started 2026 in style by scoring six goals in two action-packed victories; however, Chris Davies will be thoroughly disappointed to have conceded four against Cambridge and Coventry.

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 13.3% confidence in a Birmingham win. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Swansea City vs Birmingham City Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Birmingham to Win @ 2.50 - Our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted an away win in this fixture. Their superior form and head-to-head record justify confidence in this selection.

Key Players to Watch: Swansea City vs Birmingham City

Žan Vipotnik (Swansea City): With Adam Idah sidelined through injury, the spotlight falls on the Slovenian international Vipotnik. He enters this match as Swansea’s leading marksman with 10 goals and 1 assist this season. He is a high-volume shooter, leading the team with 16 shots on target so far. His clinical nature in the box will be the deciding factor in whether the Swans can break down Birmingham's defence.

Kai Wagner (Birmingham City): Birmingham's high-profile January signing from the Philadelphia Union is in contention to start his second Championship game for the club. Dubbed the "MLS Assist King," Wagner arrived after a 2025 season where he produced 11 assists and 90 key passes. His delivery from the left flank is statistically elite, and his battle with Swansea's wing-backs will be a primary tactical focal point as Birmingham looks to integrate his crossing ability into Jay Stansfield’s movement.

Swansea City vs Birmingham City Match Facts

Broadcast Details: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports+, Sky Go App

Stadium Information: The Swansea.com Stadium, formerly known as the Liberty Stadium, is located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. Completed in 2005 at a cost of £27 million, the all-seated "bowl" stadium has a capacity of 21,088. It was built on the site of the old Morfa Athletics Stadium to provide a modern home for the club after they left their historic Vetch Field ground.

Referee: Tom Nield (England)