Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sorba Thomas 15' Y

Lewis Travis 45' Y

Y 51' Joel Latibeaudiere

Daniel Ayala 90' Y

Tyrhys Dolan 90' Y

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)

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

2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
11 Feb	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
06 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
31 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
28 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	2–2	D

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
15 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
11 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
04 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–4	L
21 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Swansea City AFC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Swansea City AFC winning 100% of all matches.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 15.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
35' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
45' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Lewis Travis gets a Yellow card.
50' Wales international Sorba Thomas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joel Latibeaudiere on 51 minutes.
56' Swansea City AFC 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.
59' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Cooper is hanging Luke Cundle on the field on 59 minute.
60' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Luke Cundle is replaced by Oliver Cooper.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
72' Liam Cullen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Allen on 72 minute.
73' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Bradley Dack on, Sam Gallagher off on 73 minutes.
78' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Ryan Hedges on, Ben Brereton off on 78 minutes.
83' Harry Darling is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
86' Bradley Dack makes way for Samuel Szmodics at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Ayala makes no mistake. 1-0!
90' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Matthew Sorinola comes on to replace Harry Darling.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
1-0 the final result. Swansea City AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-02-11 Watford FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-02-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-02-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-02-11 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-01-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.38 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw27% Swansea City AFC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw50% Swansea City AFC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.9%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 1

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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