Swansea City host Birmingham City at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday (August 5) in the opening round of the 2023-24 Championship.
The hosts had mixed results in the league last season but missed out on the promotion playoffs by three points. Swansea finished tenth in the Championship with 66 points from 46 games. Manager Russell Martin departed at the end of the campaign after two years in charge.
Swansea closed out their pre-season with wins over Reading and amateur outfit Tiverton Town.
Birmingham, meanwhile, had their struggles in the league last season but will play in their 13th straight Championship campaign. They finished 17th in the league with 53 points, their highest points tally in six seasons in the English second tier.
The visitors lost 3-2 to Peterborough United in their last pre-season outing.
Swansea closed out the previous campaign on a brilliant nine-game unbeaten streak. They're unbeaten in five home league games.
Meanwhile, Birmingham's latest result snapped their four-game winning streak. They have, however, struggled on the road recently and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Swansea 2-1 Birmingham
Tip 1 - Result: Swansea
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of their last four meetingshave produced more than 2.5 goals.)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have scored in three of their last four matchups.)
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