Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Swansea City AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 13,788 HT 45' · FT 45'
Zan Vipotnik 39' 1–0
Myles Peart-Harris 45+2' 2–0
Liam Cullen 62' 3–0
Y 64' Callum Brittain
Y 76' Tyrhys Dolan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 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

8
4
4
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
15 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–3 L
12 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–2 L
25 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–5 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W
09 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
04 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
31 Jan Preston North End FC H 2–1 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Swansea City AFC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronald, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Augustus Kargbo, a Sierra Leone , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The Slovenia Zan Vipotnik breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 1-0!
  • 44' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Myles Peart-Harris has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 56' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Ryan Hedges exits the field as Augustus Kargbo enters on 56.
  • 57' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Forshaw departs to be replaced by John Buckley.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Liam Cullen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 64.
  • 69' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 74' Yuri Ribeiro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
  • 76' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rankin-Costello. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 79 minute.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Liam Cullen is replaced by Oliver Cooper on 81 minute.
  • 86' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 86 minute. Goncalo Franco leaves to be changed by Jay Fulton.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Cauley Woodrow. He replaces Makhtar Gueye on 88 minute.
  • Swansea City AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Lowe

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
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1

Head to Head

2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-12 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-02-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-02-01 Swansea City AFC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-25 Norwich City FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.7 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 56% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC56% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC18%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
82%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
44%
Swansea City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC40% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC13%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
2 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
2.9%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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