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Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Wed 11 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Savvas Yianni
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Tim Wood

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–5 L
29 Nov Fulham FC H 1–2 L
26 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Millwall FC H 0–1 L
09 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Derby County FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
27 Nov Brentford FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Barnsley FC H 3–2 W
09 Nov Leeds United FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Blackburn Rovers FC
#6 Position #13
26 Points 21
15 Played 15
8 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
22 Scored 22
18 Conceded 23
+4 GD -1
1.73 PPG 1.40
53% Win % 40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC get this one started.
  • 4' Danny Graham doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Bradley Dack gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' What a moment for Andre Ayew! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Swansea City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Benjamin Cabango has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 45 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom Carroll.
  • 37' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. George Byers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Elliott Bennett. He replaces Joe Rothwell on 56 minute.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Tom Carroll. He receives a Red card.
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Lewis Holtby on, Corry Evans off on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Bradley Dack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Danny Graham.
  • 77' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 79' Aldo Kalulu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bersant Celina at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Jake Bidwell, a England , has 41 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC42% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
70%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
58%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC32% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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