Thursday , 2 July 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Swansea City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 5 Feb 2022 · 17:30 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Joe Rothwell
Y 33' John Buckley
Jules Ntcham 37' Y
Ryan Manning 38' Y
Ryan Manning 54' R
Cyrus Christie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

8
4
4
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
01 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
29 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
25 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
22 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
15 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
29 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
24 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
19 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
02 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Blackburn Rovers FC
#11 Position #20
64 Points 52
46 Played 46
18 / 10 / 18 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
57 Scored 42
59 Conceded 56
-2 GD -14
1.39 PPG 1.13
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' What a moment for Michael Obafemi! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 21' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell.
  • 29' 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 Andy Fisher suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. John Buckley gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Jules Ntcham picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Manning on 38 minutes.
  • 43' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Manning on 54.
  • 55' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Jules Ntcham is withdrawn and Ryan Bennett gets his opportunity.
  • 58' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Jules Ntcham by Korey Smith on 58 minute.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Deyovaisio Zeefuik as he leaves the pitch. Reda Khadra steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Nyambe departs to be replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Joel Piroe is replaced by Joel Latibeaudiere on 72 minute.
  • 77' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' Lewis Travis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cyrus Christie.
  • It finishes all square. Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 4
Ben Brereton 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Liam Cullen 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Bradley Dack 2
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1

Head to Head

2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-10-31 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-02-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-02-01 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-01-29 Hull City AFC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2022-01-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC48% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
52%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC29% Draw56% Blackburn Rovers FC15%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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