Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Swansea City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Andre Ayew 19' Y
Jake Bidwell 30' Y
Benjamin Cabango 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Andrew Davies
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

8
4
4
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-23 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–0 W
27 Oct Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
17 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Millwall FC H 2–1 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
27 Oct Reading FC H 2–4 L
24 Oct Coventry City FC A 4–0 W
21 Oct Watford FC A 1–3 L
17 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Joe Rankin-Costello has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' Swansea City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Benjamin Cabango does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Bidwell on 30.
  • 35' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Connor Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Ben Brereton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' Benjamin Cabango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 60 minute. Ben Brereton leaves to be changed by Sam Gallagher.
  • 61' Assisted by Yan Dhanda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andre Ayew makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 66' Jamal Lowe makes way for Viktor Gyokeres at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 76 minute. Yan Dhanda leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
  • 79' Jacob Davenport has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Armstrong on 79 minute.
  • 84' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' 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 Yan Dhanda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 2-0 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-23 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2020-10-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-20 Coventry City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-10-03 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Millwall FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC L 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.92 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC60% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC17%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
83%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
40%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC42% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC14%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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