Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Swansea City AFC

2 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 15,369 HT 45' · FT 45'

Joe Allen 7' 1–0

Jamie Paterson 19' 2–0

2–1 67' Samuel Szmodics

Y 15' Kyle McFadzean

Y 34' Tyrhys Dolan

Josh Tymon 72' Y

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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

Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Sunderland AFC	A	2–1	W
17 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–2	L
13 Feb	Leeds United FC	H	0–4	L
10 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Newcastle United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
17 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
13 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	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' Welcome to Swansea.com Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
7' What a strike from Joe Allen! The score is 1-0.
12' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' The referee calls foul for Kyle McFadzean. He receives a card.
19' Magnificent from Jamie Paterson! That is 34 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
24' The 27-year-old Josh Tymon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' England international Scott Wharton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 34.
39' It’s high time Martyn Margetson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Arnor Sigurdsson on, Kyle McFadzean off on 46 minutes.
51' Dominic Hyam is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harry Pickering exits the field as Benjamin Chrisene enters on 66.
67' Assisted by John Buckley with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samuel Szmodics makes no mistake. 2-1!
71' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Lowe is hanging Jamie Paterson on the field on 71 minute.
72' Josh Tymon was booked on 72.
77' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
82' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charlie Patino is hanging Liam Cullen on the field on 82 minute.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Zak Gilsenan on, John Buckley off on 90 minutes.
2-1 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Jamie Paterson ↓ Jamal Lowe 71'
7
Joe Allen ↓ Jay Fulton 66'
8
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton
20
Liam Cullen ↓ Charlie Patino 82'
23
Nathan Wood-Gordon
5
Benjamin Cabango
14
Josh Tymon
17
Przemyslaw Placheta ↓ Jerry Yates 66'
22
Carl Rushworth
35
Ronald ↓ Oliver Cooper 82'

Bench

10
Jamal Lowe ↑ 71'
4
Jay Fulton ↑ 66'
1
Andy Fisher
9
Jerry Yates ↑ 66'
2
Josh Key
6
Harry Darling
31
Oliver Cooper ↑ 82'
18
Charlie Patino ↑ 82'
33
Bashir Humphreys

Coach Martyn Margetson

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher
55
Kyle McFadzean ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 46'
8
Samuel Szmodics
16
Scott Wharton
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 66'
21
John Buckley ↓ Zak Gilsenan 90'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Dilan Markanday 66'
24
Andrew Moran ↓ Yasin Ayari 46'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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
Daniel Ayala	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2024-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-02-13 Swansea City AFC 0–4 Leeds United FC L 2024-02-10 Hull City AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2024-02-03 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–4 Newcastle United FC L 2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.2 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC43% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

57%

Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC26% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.7%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	21%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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