Championship · 2025Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 18:45 UTCFull timeEwood ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBlackburn RoversSwansea City
Shots14 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.61 xG/match0.46 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners7 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Manuel Benson · Swansea City · 24′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedZeidane Inoussa · Swansea City · 30′ · 0.00 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 17′ · 0.01 xG · on targetSean McLoughlin · Blackburn Rovers · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndri Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers · 81′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 28′ · 0.02 xG · goalAdam Idah · Swansea City · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis Miller · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuri Ribeiro · Blackburn Rovers · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 80′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAndri Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers · 12′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAugustus Kargbo · Blackburn Rovers · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 44′ · 0.06 xG · goalTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 52′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTaylor Gardner-Hickman · Blackburn Rovers · 30′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCameron Burgess · Swansea City · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 88′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 67′ · 0.24 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 14 shots, 3 on target, 0.57 xG. Swansea City: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.41 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Todd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 28′Gonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 44′Liam Cullen · Swansea City · 67′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 0.57 xG · Swansea City 0.41 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers, Swansea City. A second useful context is: Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.2 daysRest daysBlackburn Rovers · Swansea City3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversSwansea CityBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.3 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches2 matches

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

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.13 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 for1.4 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

Swansea City show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Swansea City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.1 shots/matchShotsBlackburn Rovers · Swansea City10.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricBlackburn RoversSwansea CityBaseline
Shots11.1 shots/match10.3 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against11.6 shots/match11.9 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Blackburn Rovers favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Swansea City in 5 · 5 too close

0.86 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 7/81.13 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 7/80.88 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/80.93 xG/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/80.89 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 7/810.3 shots/match
11.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/811.9 shots/match
3.14 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 7/83.13 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 7/83.5 shots/match
49.6%Possessionseason · 7/856.5%
4.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/84.5 corners/match
4.29 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/84.88 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/811 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/825%
57%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/875%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Blackburn Rovers47.9
Swansea City85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Blackburn Rovers21.5
Swansea City22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Blackburn Rovers47.9
Swansea City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Blackburn Rovers27.1
Swansea City2.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers93.8
Swansea City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers39.6
Swansea City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Blackburn Rovers46.4
Swansea City29.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.11 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots5/511 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
50%Possession5/558.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 8 matches
0.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/81.13 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/80.88 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals7/80.93 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots7/810.3 shots/match
3.14 shots/matchShots on target7/83.13 shots/match
49.6%Possession7/856.5%
4.43 corners/matchCorners7/84.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/811 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 8 matches
0.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/81.13 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/80.88 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals7/80.93 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots7/810.3 shots/match
3.14 shots/matchShots on target7/83.13 shots/match
49.6%Possession7/856.5%
4.43 corners/matchCorners7/84.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/811 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 4 matches
0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/41 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/40.75 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals3/40.83 xG/match
10.3 shots/matchShots3/49 shots/match
2.67 shots/matchShots on target3/43.75 shots/match
46%Possession3/452.3%
4.33 corners/matchCorners3/43.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.7 fouls/matchFouls3/412.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples7 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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