EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Swansea City 0–1 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Swansea City favourites at 45%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: James Beadle, 53.6 in 96′.

Well above their usual level: Cameron Burgess +16.4, Carlos Vicente +11.0, Phil Neumann +10.2.

Well below it: Moussa Kounfolo Yeo −16.2, Seung Ho Paik −14.1, Elijah Just −13.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 May 2026	W 3–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
25 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Norwich City Championship
21 Apr 2026	W 2–1	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
18 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Southampton Championship
11 Apr 2026	W 1–0	at Leicester City Championship

2 May 2026	D 1–1	at Portsmouth Championship
25 Apr 2026	W 2–1	v Bristol City Championship
22 Apr 2026	W 2–1	v Preston North End Championship
18 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Hull City Championship
12 Apr 2026	W 2–0	v Wrexham Championship

17 Jan 2026	Swansea City 1–1 Birmingham City Championship
20 Sep 2025	Birmingham City 1–0 Swansea City Championship

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Cameron Burgess Defender	88	–	51.1	+16.4
Leo Walta Midfielder	33	–	49.5	–
Lawrence Vigouroux Goalkeeper	96	–	46.5	−5.1
Adam Idah Forward	63	–	45.4	+5.7
Ben Cabango Defender	96	–	44.5	+9.0
Jay Fulton Midfielder	33	–	41.6	–
Joseph Opoku Forward	96	–	40.3	–
Melker Widell Midfielder	63	–	39.7	+5.3
Ji-sung Eom Midfielder	14	–	37.9	–
Marko Stamenić Midfielder	82	–	35.7	−1.9
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo Midfielder	63	–	33.0	−16.2
Žan Vipotnik Forward	33	–	32.7	–
Josh Key Defender	31	–	32.4	–
Filip Lissah Defender	65	–	32.1	−2.8
Josh Tymon Defender	96	–	31.9	−1.0
Elijah Just Midfielder	96	–	27.3	−13.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
James Beadle Goalkeeper	96	0	0	–	53.6	+3.9
Phil Neumann Defender	96	0	0	–	50.4	+10.2
Christoph Klarer Defender	96	0	0	–	42.6	+0.5
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	95	0	1	–	40.7	+11.0
Lee Buchanan Defender	51	0	0	–	37.8	–
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	96	0	0	–	35.0	+8.3
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	96	0	0	–	34.4	+0.8
Demarai Gray Midfielder	31	0	0	–	33.8	–
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	72	0	0	–	33.3	+3.3
Jhon Solís Midfielder	96	0	0	–	32.5	−3.7
August Priske Forward	72	1	0	–	32.0	−5.7
Scott Wright Midfielder	1	0	0	–	31.4	–
Luis Vázquez Forward	24	0	0	–	26.7	–
Alex Cochrane Defender	45	0	0	–	24.2	−6.3
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	65	0	0	–	23.1	−14.1
Ethan Laird Defender	24	0	0	–	5.1	–