Swansea take on Birmingham in the 17:30 Championship kick-off on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts will be looking to maintain a decent run of form which has seen them pick up five wins from eight Championship games.

The visitors will be searching for some long awaited success away from home, a record which has seen them fail to win any of their last seven Championship away games.

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📈 Swansea v Birmingham Form & Tactics

It’s been a tough campaign for Swansea after making some interesting signings in the summer. Things have improved in recent months after a run which saw Swansea pick up just two wins in fourteen Championship games. Swansea have now managed five wins in their last eight games.

Crucially, avoiding relegation looks a realistic prospect, they remain 8 points clear of the drop zone and currently occupy 17th position in the league. An assault on the play-off positions looks a tough proposition with them 9 points off the pace.

Swansea’s away form continues to be a source of concern, managing just three wins and 11 points from thirteen games, while their home games have seen them amass 21 points from thirteen games.

Birmingham came into the new season with lofty expectations, and after a superb display against Ipswich in the opening game of the season, many were tipping them for promotion.

The Championship had other ideas though, and despite posting some fairly strong underlying numbers this season (4th in xG table), they find themselves in 14th, a whole 7 points off the play-offs, having played a game extra.

Their away form has proved a massive achilles heel, taking a miserable 8 points from thirteen games, while scoring 8 goals and conceding 23 in the process. On the other hand, their home form has been excellent. If Birmingham can improve their away performances by 20-30% they may yet have a say in the play-off picture.

📔 Swansea v Birmingham Formation & Team News

Vitor Matos generally favours a 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1 formation, he employs a high intensity and front foot approach which is heavily influenced by Jurgen Klopp. There’s a desire to dominate with and without the ball through organised aggression.

Winning the ball back quickly and high up the pitch is central to his philosophy and identity. Zan Vipotnik is their focal point in attack, and there’s often an overreliance on him to score their goals.

The hosts have Manuel Benson, Liam Cullen, Adam Idah, and Ricardo Santos all absent for the game at the weekend.

Birmingham’s Chris Davies is an adopter of the 4-2-3-1 formation, his team looks to play high tempo, possession based football, with a primary aim of controlling games through their possession and dominant passing. This can sometimes be criticised for lacking penetration and urgency in the final third.

Birmingham’s set up can be quite malleable and interchangeable, he’ll often adapt depending on the opposition’s strengths and weaknesses, sometimes opting for a more transitional approach on the counter attack.

Birmingham currently have Lee Buchanan, Demarai Gray, and Ethan Laird missing ahead of their games in Wales.

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