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

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Championship · 2021-22

Swansea City AFC

1 – 0

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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

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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
10' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
15' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' GOAL! Michael Obafemi scores on 16.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' Joe Rothwell is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan John Giles, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
33' John Buckley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' The referee calls foul for Jules Ntcham. He receives a Yellow card.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Manning argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
48' Ryan Hedges is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
53' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
54' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ryan Manning.
55' The whistle greets Jules Ntcham as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Bennett.
58' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Korey Smith comes on to replace Jules Ntcham.
60' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Deyovaisio Zeefuik is replaced by Reda Khadra.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
68' The whistle greets Ryan Nyambe as he departs to be replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
72' Joel Latibeaudiere has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joel Piroe on 72 minute.
77' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Cyrus Christie will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Swansea City AFC to claim maximum points.

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

Player	Goals
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

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

1.47 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.66 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC55% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

82%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

45%

Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC37% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC12%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.2%

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.4%

4 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	26%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	11%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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