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

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

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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

Match Preview

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)

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

2021-08-07 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Nyambe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
23' Ryan Bennett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
28' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
33' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
36' Sam Gallagher doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Latibeaudiere.
45' Darragh Lenihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
47' GOAL! Ben Brereton fires home to make it 2-0!
48' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 62 goal in 397 matches.
52' What a strike from Jamie Paterson! The score is 3-1.
57' Yan Dhanda is replacing Korey Smith for the Swansea City AFC side.
62' 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.
67' Swansea City AFC have won 493 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
73' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Jacob Davenport on, Sam Gallagher off on 73 minutes.
78' Yan Dhanda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
79' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. John Buckley gets a Yellow card.
81' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace John Buckley by Daniel Butterworth on 81 minute.
82' The referee calls foul for Daniel Ayala. He receives a Yellow card.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Hayden Carter to step up.
87' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 87 minute. Liam Cullen leaves to be changed by Tarrelle Whittaker.
88' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 88.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

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
Jamie Paterson	2
Bradley Dack	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Liam Cullen	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Joe Allen	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

3 / 4

1.81 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw24% Swansea City AFC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw43% Swansea City AFC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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