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

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#20	Position	#11
52	Points	64
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	18 / 10 / 18
42	Scored	57
56	Conceded	59
-14	GD	-2
1.13	PPG	1.39
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
9' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Jordan Garrick will be fuming at that decision.
14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
19' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Kyle Naughton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
25' Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
30' Christian Walton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
35' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' England international Rhian Brewster has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee calls foul for Rhian Brewster. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Rhian Brewster doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Lewis Travis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' A stunning finish from Andre Ayew — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Ben Brereton on, Dominic Samuel off on 56 minutes.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jay Fulton.
70' Swansea City AFC make a change. Jordan Garrick trudges off to be replaced by Connor Roberts on 70 minutes.
72' Matt Grimes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
72' The whistle greets Lewis Travis as he departs to be replaced by Bradley Johnson.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Travis made 382 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
78' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Bradley Johnson gets a Yellow card.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyle Naughton.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' A moment of madness from Elliott Bennett on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
90' Ben Wilmot is replacing Conor Gallagher for the Swansea City AFC side.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Bradley Johnson	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

1.37 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw28% Swansea City AFC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

61%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC27% Draw46% Swansea City AFC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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