+0.76 points a game is the venue form gap, in Birmingham City's favour: Birmingham City takes 1.96 a game at home over the last two seasons, Swansea City 1.20 away.
Birmingham City: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season. Swansea City: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Birmingham City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 4, lost 0 of 7, scoring 17 and conceding 7. Last season at home: won 10, drew 6, lost 2 of 18, scoring 32 and conceding 16 -- 2.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Millwall 3-0 at home; beat Lincoln City 3-1 away; lost to Cardiff City 0-1 away; beat Queens Park Rangers 3-0 at home; beat Preston North End 4-0 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 35 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Chris Davies. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Swansea City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 4, drew 0, lost 3 of 7, scoring 10 and conceding 13. Last season away: won 5, drew 3, lost 10 of 18, scoring 19 and conceding 29 -- 1.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Portsmouth 1-3 away; beat Blackburn Rovers 4-0 at home; lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-5 away; lost to West Ham United 0-1 at home; beat Millwall 1-0 away.
The dugout
Our feed records no manager against any of its banked matches, so the dugout cannot be read.
Built 06:04 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.