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

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Championship · 2020-21

Swansea City AFC

2 – 0

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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

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

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Richard Wild
Referee Ian Cooper
Referee Andrew Davies

8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

Swansea City AFC 17 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' KICK OFF: Swansea City AFC gets underway.
5' Andre Ayew has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Swansea City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
19' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' A stunning finish from Benjamin Cabango — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' Jake Bidwell was booked on 30.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
40' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Sam Gallagher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
50' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Cabango on 55.
60' The crowd applauds Ben Brereton as he leaves the pitch. Sam Gallagher steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
61' Andre Ayew doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
66' The supporters are chanting for Viktor Gyokeres. He replaces Jamal Lowe on 66 minute.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harvey Elliot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
76' Yan Dhanda makes way for Kasey Palmer at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
79' The crowd applauds Adam Armstrong as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Davenport steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
84' England international Tyrhys Dolan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
89' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
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

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	4
Ben Brereton	3
Jamie Paterson	2
Bradley Dack	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Liam Cullen	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Charlie Mulgrew	1

Head to Head

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

1.83 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC55% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

79%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

45%

Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC38% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC18%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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