Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Blackburn and Swansea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Swansea go up against Blackburn this coming Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.
Blackburn are number 20 in the table on six points after six matches. Swansea rank as number 13 with nine points after seven matches played.
Team form: Blackburn vs Swansea
Blackburn Form
Showing inconsistent form, Blackburn lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-2 against Norwich, before beating Watford 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as Charlton proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.
Swansea Form
In their previous three matches, Swansea beat Nottingham Forest 3-2, lost 1-0 against Birmingham and drew 1-1 with Millwall. Swansea won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored five while also conceding four times.
Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Swansea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Blackburn and Swansea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 26 of the last 28 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Blackburn have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Blackburn vs Swansea
Look no further than Todd Cantwell, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Blackburn in the Championship, while Zan Vipotnik managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Swansea in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Blackburn vs Swansea
Full-time result
Blackburn claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Swansea won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Swansea will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Blackburn managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Blackburn, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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