Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 2

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'

Y 9' Jordan Garrick

Y 45' Rhian Brewster

Lewis Travis 46' Y

Y 65' Jay Fulton

Y 72' Matt Grimes

Bradley Johnson 78' Y

Y 82' Kyle Naughton

Elliott Bennett 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marc Edwards
Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Peter Kirkup
Referee Eddie Smart

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-23 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
15 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
11 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	3–0	W
08 Feb	Fulham FC	H	0–1	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–2	D
26 Feb	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W
14 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	4–4	D
11 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
08 Feb	Derby County FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Swansea City AFC
#16	Position	#1
9	Points	17
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
12	Scored	13
12	Conceded	6
+0	GD	+7
1.13	PPG	2.13
25%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
9' Jordan Garrick is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
14' Connor Roberts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 389 appearances.
19' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sam Gallagher on 25.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stewart Downing made 388 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rhian Brewster on 45.
45' Rhian Brewster is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' Lewis Travis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
48' GOAL! Andre Ayew scores on 48.
53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Dominic Samuel has done his job and it is now time for Ben Brereton to step up.
61' Jordan Garrick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
65' The referee calls foul for Jay Fulton. He receives a Yellow card.
70' Swansea City AFC make a change. Jordan Garrick trudges off to be replaced by Connor Roberts on 70 minutes.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Matt Grimes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
72' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Travis departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Wilmot suffering a number of foals already.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bradley Johnson.
82' Kyle Naughton is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
87' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Ben Wilmot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Conor Gallagher at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	4
Ben Brereton	3
Jamie Paterson	2
Bradley Dack	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Liam Cullen	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Darragh Lenihan	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-02-15 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2020-02-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Fulham FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-26 Fulham FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2020-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-02-14 Hull City AFC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-11 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-02-08 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Derby County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.63 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw27% Swansea City AFC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

66%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw45% Swansea City AFC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.