Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Swansea City AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

9
4
4
Swansea City AFC 17 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 7' What a strike from Joe Allen! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle McFadzean, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Kyle McFadzean picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' The England midfielder Jamie Paterson breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 2-0!
  • 24' Swansea City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Tyrhys Dolan is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 34.
  • 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Arnor Sigurdsson on, Kyle McFadzean off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Andrew Moran, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Benjamin Chrisene on, Harry Pickering off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Samuel Szmodics doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 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' A moment of madness from Josh Tymon on 72 minutes earns him a card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Liam Cullen is replaced by Charlie Patino.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. John Buckley trudges off to be replaced by Zak Gilsenan on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Swansea City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martyn Margetson

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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
Lewis Travis 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.41 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC45% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
55%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC29% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC23%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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