Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Swansea City AFC

Tue 9 Mar 2021 · 18:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Joe Rankin-Costello 53' Y

Y 68' Benjamin Cabango

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Oldham
Referee Robert Jones
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Scott Ledger

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Millwall FC	A	2–0	W
02 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–3	L
20 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
03 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L
24 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
20 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Swansea City AFC
#13	Position	#6
21	Points	26
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 5
22	Scored	22
23	Conceded	18
-1	GD	+4
1.40	PPG	1.73
40%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

4/5

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/5

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Joseph Opoku	3 G	2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Blackburn Rovers FC host Swansea City AFC — let the battle begin!
5' Jake Bidwell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' A stunning finish from Bradley Dack — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' Magnificent from Andre Ayew! That is 42 goals in 199 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' The supporters are chanting for Joel Latibeaudiere. He replaces Marc Guehi on 46 minute.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
53' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rankin-Costello will be fuming at that decision.
58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' Swansea City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
65' Conor Hourihane makes way for Korey Smith at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
68' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Cabango. He receives a Yellow card.
70' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Sam Gallagher has done his job and it is now time for Harvey Elliot to step up.
75' Darragh Lenihan, a Ireland centre-back, has 47 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' Ryan Nyambe is replacing Joe Rankin-Costello for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
81' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Wayne Routledge comes on to replace Jamal Lowe.
86' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tom Trybull is replaced by Lewis Travis.
87' Joe Rothwell is replacing Bradley Dack for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Harvey Elliot 70'
19
Tom Trybull ↓ Lewis Travis 86'
15
Barry Douglas
26
Darragh Lenihan C
23
Bradley Dack ↓ Joe Rothwell 87'
24
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Ryan Nyambe 76'
20
Ben Brereton
1
Thomas Kaminski
21
John Buckley
22
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
39
Tyrhys Dolan

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
Charlie Mulgrew	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Watford FC L 2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-03-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-02-27 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-02-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw28% Swansea City AFC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

65%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC26% Draw45% Swansea City AFC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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