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

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC 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.
20' Benjamin Cabango is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
37' The deadlock is broken! Bradley Dack gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
41' Brilliant from the ! Andre Ayew makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 41.
46' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Marc Guehi is withdrawn and Joel Latibeaudiere gets his opportunity.
51' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' Joe Rankin-Costello is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
65' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Conor Hourihane exits the field as Korey Smith enters on 65.
68' Benjamin Cabango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
70' Harvey Elliot gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
76' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Nyambe. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 76 minute.
81' Wayne Routledge is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamal Lowe at the 81 minute mark.
86' Lewis Travis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Trybull at the 86 minute mark.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Bradley Dack trudges off to be replaced by Joe Rothwell on 87 minutes.
It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC share the spoils 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
Liam Cullen	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Bradley Dack	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Danny Graham	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

1.15 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw28% Swansea City AFC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

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	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

70%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC21% Draw46% Swansea City AFC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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