Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Swansea City AFC

Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 13,550 HT 45' · FT 45'

Tyrhys Dolan 13' 1–0

Y 8' Goncalo Franco

Y 41' Josh Key

Owen Beck 60' 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)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
Assistant 2

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

2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
05 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
05 Oct	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
02 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC.
5' England international Hayden Carter has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
8' The referee calls foul for Goncalo Franco. He receives a card.
13' GOAL! Tyrhys Dolan scores on 13. Assisted by Todd Cantwell
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
28' The 31-year-old Ryan Hedges has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 4-3-3 shape.
41' A moment of madness from Josh Key on 41 minutes earns him a card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
46' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Joe Rankin-Costello has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' The whistle greets Florian Bianchini as he departs to be replaced by Azeem Abdulai.
58' 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.
59' The supporters are chanting for Yuki Ohashi. He replaces Makhtar Gueye on 59 minute.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Owen Beck on 60.
65' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Oliver Cooper exits the field as Zan Vipotnik enters on 65.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Andreas Weimann to step up.
72' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Goncalo Franco exits the field as Joe Allen enters on 72.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' Oliver Cooper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
87' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' Lewis Baker is replacing Todd Cantwell for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
With this win, Blackburn Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Matt Grimes
20
Liam Cullen ↓ Myles Peart-Harris 72'
22
Lawrence Vigouroux
2
Josh Key
6
Harry Darling
5
Benjamin Cabango
14
Josh Tymon
17
Goncalo Franco ↓ Joe Allen 72'
19
Florian Bianchini ↓ Azeem Abdulai 53'
31
Oliver Cooper ↓ Zan Vipotnik 65'
35
Ronald

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

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
Myles Peart-Harris	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-10-05 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2024-10-02 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-09-29 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-09-21 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2024-09-14 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.68 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw42% Swansea City AFC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	60%	40%
± 1.5	27%	73%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw73% Swansea City AFC7%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

1.8%

0 – 2

1.3%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

0.8%

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	9%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	27%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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