Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Swansea City AFC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Charlie Mulgrew

Y 42' Elliott Bennett

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Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Adam Matthews
Referee Daniel Leach

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-23 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W
20 Oct	Aston Villa FC	A	0–1	L
06 Oct	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–3	L
02 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–0	W
22 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
20 Oct	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
29 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#1	Position	#16
17	Points	9
8	Played	8
5 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
13	Scored	12
6	Conceded	12
+7	GD	+0
2.13	PPG	1.13
63%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Swansea City AFC have won 479 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
12' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Darragh Lenihan is replaced by Jack Rodwell.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
19' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' Charlie Mulgrew has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
31' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
36' 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 Bersant Celina suffering a number of foals already.
41' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Elliott Bennett will be fuming at that decision.
46' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Leroy Fer comes on to replace Tom Carroll.
51' Darragh Lenihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cameron Carter-Vickers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
59' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Ben Brereton comes on to replace Danny Graham.
64' David Raya is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
68' Brilliant from the ! Connor Roberts makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 68.
71' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Corry Evans is replaced by Joe Rothwell on 71 minute.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
85' Bersant Celina does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
90' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Oliver McBurnie exits the field as Courtney Baker-Richardson enters on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Swansea City AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
3
Martin Olsson ↓ Jay Fulton 46'
17
Cameron Carter-Vickers
10
Bersant Celina
9
Oliver McBurnie ↓ Courtney Baker-Richardson 90'
21
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton
5
Mike van der Hoorn C
20
Daniel James
14
Tom Carroll ↓ Leroy Fer 46'
23
Connor Roberts

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.28 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Swansea City AFC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC61% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

82%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

39%

Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC47% Draw39% Blackburn Rovers FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

4 – 0

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	22%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Clean Sheet