Thursday , 2 July 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Swansea City AFC
0 – 3
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jay Fulton 20' Y
Joel Piroe 31' Y
Y 35' Sam Gallagher
Michael Obafemi 86' 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
2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–3 L
30 Jul Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
07 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
30 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–5 L
26 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 3–3 D
23 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W
30 Jul Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
07 May Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
30 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–3 L
25 Apr Preston North End FC A 4–1 W
18 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L

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' We are underway at Swansea.com Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Harry Darling has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 191 appearances.
  • 10' Scott Wharton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Jay Fulton was booked on 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 30' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Piroe.
  • 35' Poor challenge from Sam Gallagher. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Samuel Szmodics adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' Jamie Paterson gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Jay Fulton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Brereton makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 58' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Szmodics is withdrawn and Tayo Edun gets his opportunity.
  • 63' 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 Kyle Naughton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Joel Latibeaudiere departs to be replaced by Matthew Sorinola.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Jules Ntcham by Cameron Congreve on 77 minute.
  • 79' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Hedges departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 84' Lewis Travis doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michael Obafemi.
  • 89' The crowd applauds John Buckley as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Morton steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 4
Ben Brereton 3
Bradley Dack 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Liam Cullen 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Michael Obafemi 1

Head to Head

2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-07-30 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2022-05-07 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC L 2022-04-26 Swansea City AFC 3–3 AFC Bournemouth D 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.08 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC28% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC43%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
57%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC20% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC32%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
10.4%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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