Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Harry Pickering 18' Y

Y 40' Joel Latibeaudiere

John Buckley 79' Y

Daniel Ayala 82' Y

Y 88' Benjamin Cabango

Joe Rothwell 90' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Birmingham City FC	H	5–2	W
01 May	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–2	W
20 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
01 May	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
25 Apr	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
20 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Swansea City AFC
#6	Position	#11
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Swansea City AFC.
5' 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 Lewis Travis suffering a number of foals already.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Liam Cullen, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Harry Pickering is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 18.
23' Jamie Paterson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
40' Joel Latibeaudiere was booked on 40.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
47' The deadlock is broken! Ben Brereton gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
48' Brilliant from the forward! Ben Brereton makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 48.
52' GOAL! Jamie Paterson fires home to make it 3-1!
57' Korey Smith makes way for Yan Dhanda at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
62' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
67' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Davenport is hanging Sam Gallagher on the field on 73 minute.
78' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Buckley on 79.
81' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. John Buckley is withdrawn and Daniel Butterworth gets his opportunity.
82' Daniel Ayala picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Tyrhys Dolan is withdrawn and Hayden Carter gets his opportunity.
87' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Tarrelle Whittaker on 87 minute.
88' Benjamin Cabango is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Jacob Davenport 73'
5
Daniel Ayala
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis
26
Darragh Lenihan
8
Joe Rothwell
22
Ben Brereton
3
Harry Pickering
1
Thomas Kaminski
21
John Buckley ↓ Daniel Butterworth 81'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Hayden Carter 84'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-05-01 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-04-17 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.12 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC49% Draw31% Swansea City AFC20%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

51%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw57% Swansea City AFC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

19.2%

1 – 0

17.4%

1 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

10%

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

2.7%

2 – 2

2.5%

4 – 0

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	13%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	25%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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