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

Match Preview

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)

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

2021-08-07 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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Swansea City AFC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
18' Poor challenge from Harry Pickering. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
23' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' What a strike from Sam Gallagher! The score is 1-0.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Joel Latibeaudiere is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 40.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
47' Against the run of play, Ben Brereton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' Against the run of play, Ben Brereton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Jamie Paterson adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
57' Yan Dhanda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Korey Smith at the 57 minute mark.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Grimes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
72' Darragh Lenihan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
73' Jacob Davenport has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 73 minute.
78' 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.
79' John Buckley is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
81' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Daniel Butterworth comes on to replace John Buckley.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Ayala.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Tyrhys Dolan trudges off to be replaced by Hayden Carter on 84 minutes.
87' Tarrelle Whittaker is replacing Liam Cullen for the Swansea City AFC side.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Benjamin Cabango.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Rothwell on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
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

2021-08-07 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

1.57 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC44% Draw25% Swansea City AFC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

56%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw44% Swansea City AFC27%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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