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Swansea City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers · Championship

3–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Swansea City won 3–1.

Shots
145
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.010.98
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Swansea City beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1. Recorded in this match (Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers): shots 14–5, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.01–0.98, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Blackburn Rovers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Blackburn Rovers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.93 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.93 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Swansea City, Blackburn Rovers.

3.09 days ▲Rest daysSwansea City · Blackburn Rovers3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSwansea CityBlackburn RoversBaseline
Rest days3.09 days3.3 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots5 shotsSwansea City 14 shots, Blackburn Rovers 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSwansea City 4 shots, Blackburn Rovers 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.01 xG0.98 xGSwansea City 1.01 xG, Blackburn Rovers 0.98 xG
  • Possession51%49%Swansea City 51%, Blackburn Rovers 49%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersSwansea City 4 corners, Blackburn Rovers 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsSwansea City 10 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 14 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 44′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRonald · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 37′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedConnor O'Riordan · Blackburn Rovers · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 26′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 40′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedConnor O'Riordan · Swansea City · 50′ · 0.10 xG · goalŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 63′ · 0.11 xG · goalŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′ · 0.19 xG · goalMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 72′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 10′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 35′ · 0.61 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Swansea City: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.10 xG. Blackburn Rovers: 5 shots, 2 on target, 1.00 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 21′Connor O'Riordan · Swansea City · 50′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 63′Mathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 35′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 1.10 xG · Blackburn Rovers 1.00 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Swansea City
0Draws
1Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers — Swansea City · Championship1–2
Swansea City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship3–0
Blackburn Rovers — Swansea City · Championship1–0
Swansea City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship2–1
Blackburn Rovers — Swansea City · Championship0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Swansea City favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Blackburn Rovers in 3 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Swansea City28 matchesBlackburn Rovers27 matches
1.11 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/270.93 goals/match
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/271.33 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals28/27▲ 1.33 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots27/2612.3 shots/match
3.85 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/263.31 shots/match
54.6% ●Possession27/2649.8%
4.63 corners/matchCorners27/26● 5.54 corners/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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