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

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
#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 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
7' Joe Allen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
19' GOAL! Jamie Paterson scores on 19. Assisted by Matt Grimes
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 387 games and scored 474 goals.
29' It’s high time Martyn Margetson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan will be fuming at that decision.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Arnor Sigurdsson on, Kyle McFadzean off on 46 minutes.
51' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' The 28-year-old Scott Wharton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Yasin Ayari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Chrisene is hanging Harry Pickering on the field on 66 minute.
67' A stunning finish from Samuel Szmodics — that came from absolutely nowhere!
71' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 71 minute. Jamie Paterson leaves to be changed by Jamal Lowe.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Tymon on 72.
77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 82 minute. Liam Cullen leaves to be changed by Charlie Patino.
87' Harry Pickering is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. John Buckley trudges off to be replaced by Zak Gilsenan on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Swansea City AFC 2-1 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

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
Samuel Szmodics	2
Liam Cullen	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Bradley Dack	2
Oliver McBurnie	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

1.49 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC50% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

77%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

50%

Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC33% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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