Evenly matched teams: Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sun 05.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Blackburn Rovers - Swansea City latest:

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

The story so far for Blackburn Rovers at their home stadium (Ewood Park) is 10 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Blackburn Rovers bring valid hopes of a third.

Blackburn Rovers lost their last game at Norwich City after a 1-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bolton Wanderers in a game that was won 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Blackburn Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 2.

The Blackburn Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 30 in 22 matches. From these home matches, Blackburn Rovers have conceded only 19 goals.

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Swansea City form and stats

There's been little loot from Swansea City's travels as they have only collected 22 points from 22 away games. Swansea City only has 6 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 4 draws.

Swansea City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Derby County in their previous match; a Championship game. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hull City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Swansea City in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Swansea City, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors have scored 21 goals from 22 away games, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Swansea City have seen the ball go into their own net 32 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City have met before this season: Swansea City - Blackburn Rovers 3-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 2 - 0 - 2 (Blackburn Rovers wins - draws - Swansea City wins).

Top Goalscorers

O. McBurnie
22 goals / 5 assists
D. Graham
15 goals / 3 assists
B. Dack
14 goals / 7 assists

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Swansea City missing players

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Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
45 22 6 Played 6 22 45
16 10 3 Won 1 6 18
11 6 1 Drew 1 4 10
18 6 2 Lost 4 12 17
62 30 10 Scored 8 21 63
67 19 6 Conceded 12 32 60
96% 95% 100% Over 0.5 100% 86% 91%
76% 64% 50% Over 1.5 83% 64% 69%
56% 36% 50% Over 2.5 67% 55% 58%
33% 18% 33% Over 3.5 50% 23% 33%
18% 5% 17% Over 4.5 33% 14% 16%
58% 36% 33% BTTS 83% 50% 53%
27% 36% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 23% 29%
20% 32% 33% Failed To Score 17% 41% 27%
 
4.6 5.8 6.2 Corners For (avg) 3 4 5.1
4.9 4.5 5.2 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 5.5 5.3
1.6 1.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 1.2 1
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 1

Blackburn Rovers
All EFL Trophy League One Championship Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
12-03-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Wigan Athletic
16-03-19 CH Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
30-03-19 CH Aston Villa 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
06-04-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Stoke City
09-04-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Derby County
13-04-19 CH Nottingham Forest 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
19-04-19 CH Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
22-04-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
27-04-19 CH Norwich City 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
05-05-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 11:30 Swansea City
Swansea City
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
30-03-19 CH Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Swansea City
02-04-19 CH Swansea City 3 - 0 Brentford
06-04-19 CH Swansea City 3 - 1 Middlesbrough
09-04-19 CH Swansea City 3 - 1 Stoke City
13-04-19 CH Queens Park Rangers 4 - 0 Swansea City
19-04-19 CH Swansea City 4 - 3 Rotherham United
22-04-19 CH Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Swansea City
27-04-19 CH Swansea City 2 - 2 Hull City
01-05-19 CH Swansea City 1 - 1 Derby County
05-05-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 11:30 Swansea City

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 45 26 13 6 91 56 23 15 4 4 51 34 22 11 9 2 40 22 35 91
2 Sheffield United 45 26 10 9 76 39 23 15 4 4 42 17 22 11 6 5 34 22 37 88
3 Leeds United 45 25 8 12 71 47 23 14 4 5 38 21 22 11 4 7 33 26 24 83
4 West Bromwich Albion 45 23 11 11 86 59 23 12 7 4 53 31 22 11 4 7 33 28 27 80
5 Aston Villa 45 20 16 9 81 59 22 11 8 3 49 34 23 9 8 6 32 25 22 76
6 Derby County 45 19 14 12 66 53 22 12 7 3 37 19 23 7 7 9 29 34 13 71
7 Middlesbrough 45 19 13 13 47 40 23 10 6 7 23 17 22 9 7 6 24 23 7 70
8 Bristol City 45 19 12 14 58 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 22 11 4 7 30 26 6 69
9 Swansea City 45 18 10 17 63 60 23 12 6 5 42 28 22 6 4 12 21 32 3 64
10 Sheffield Wednesday 45 16 16 13 59 60 22 10 8 4 33 25 23 6 8 9 26 35 -1 64
11 Nottingham Forest 45 16 15 14 60 54 22 12 4 6 33 21 23 4 11 8 27 33 6 63
12 Preston North End 45 16 13 16 67 64 23 8 10 5 41 30 22 8 3 11 26 34 3 61
13 Hull City 45 17 10 18 65 67 22 11 5 6 36 23 23 6 5 12 29 44 -2 61
14 Blackburn Rovers 45 16 11 18 62 67 22 10 6 6 30 19 23 6 5 12 32 48 -5 59
15 Brentford 44 15 13 16 69 59 22 13 4 5 47 23 22 2 9 11 22 36 10 58
16 Stoke City 45 11 21 13 43 50 22 8 8 6 24 22 23 3 13 7 19 28 -7 54
17 Birmingham City 45 14 18 13 64 58 23 7 11 5 31 24 22 7 7 8 33 34 6 51
18 Wigan Athletic 45 12 13 20 50 64 22 10 8 4 28 20 23 2 5 16 22 44 -14 49
19 Queens Park Rangers 45 13 9 23 51 70 23 9 3 11 33 31 22 4 6 12 18 39 -19 48
20 Reading 45 10 16 19 49 66 22 8 5 9 29 31 23 2 11 10 20 35 -17 46
21 Millwall 45 10 14 21 48 63 23 7 9 7 26 27 22 3 5 14 22 36 -15 44
22 Rotherham United 45 8 16 21 51 81 22 7 8 7 31 36 23 1 8 14 20 45 -30 40
23 Bolton Wanderers 44 8 8 28 29 76 22 4 4 14 13 34 22 4 4 14 16 42 -47 32
24 Ipswich Town 45 4 16 25 33 75 22 2 11 9 19 29 23 2 5 16 14 46 -42 28

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