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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
SwSwansea City
0 – 1Full time
BiBirmingham City
— Swansea.com Stadium
RWSports forecast39% confidence
Swansea City34%
Draw27%
Birmingham City39%
Recommended pickBirmingham City win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.552%
Both teams score56%
The teams

Who's playing

Sw
HomeSwansea City
Bi
AwayBirmingham City
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Swansea City wins1100%
Draws00%
Birmingham City wins00%
Total meetings1
Swansea City goals2
Birmingham City goals1
Average goals3.00

Recent meetings

—Birmingham City1-2Swansea City
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomeSwansea City
4-3-3
22L. VigourouxG6.8
26F. LissahD6.7
5B. CabangoD6.9
15C. BurgessD7.2
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

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14
J. TymonD
7.1
7M. WidellM6.8
6M. StamenićM6.9
8E. JustM7.0
49M. K. YeoF7.1
33A. IdahF6.8
30J. OpokuF6.7
AwayBirmingham City
4-4-2
1J. BeadleG7.2
26B. Osayi-SamuelD7.4
5P. NeumannD7.1
4C. KlarerD7.2
20A. CochraneD7.1
7C. VicenteM1A7.0
24T. IwataM6.5
14J. SolísM6.4
28J. StansfieldM6.4
8S. PaikF6.5
9A. PriskeF1G6.7
Swansea City
LLWDW
2W1D2L
Birmingham City
WLWLW
3W2L
8
Goals scored
4
8
Goals conceded
4
0
Clean sheets
2
1.57
Avg xG
0.75
1.96
Avg xG conceded
0.35
6.87
Avg rating
6.82
In the dugout

Coaches

Swansea CityVitor MatosPortugal
Formation 4-2-3-1Profile balancedDefensive line midPressing 61%
gegenpressinghigh press
Birmingham CityChris DaviesWales
Formation 4-2-3-1Profile balancedDefensive line highPressing 54%
cross prayhigh press
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenueSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Stadium capacity20,827 seats
Stadium opened2005
RefereeRuebyn Ricardo
Referee record64 games · 297 yellow · 5 red · England
Half-time0–1
Weather19°C · wind 22 km/h
Travel distance169 km
Match statistics

Live numbers

1.52xG1.00
Market context

Match odds

Home2.85
Draw3.39
Away2.25
Over 1.51.25
Over 2.51.82
Over 3.52.97
Under 1.53.65
Under 2.51.92
Under 3.51.36
BTTS yes1.65
BTTS no2.13
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 34%Draw 27%Away 39%
Recommended pickBirmingham City win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scoreSwansea City 1–1 Birmingham City
Confidence39%