Swansea vs Blackburn

3 - 1

🕒 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Swansea.com Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Swansea 11 · Blackburn 22

Referee Stats

Anthony Backhouse

25 matches · 2.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.16
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	68%
Draws	4%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Swansea outshot their opponent (14-5).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Swansea had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Swansea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 27

Avg: 1.48 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackburn (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70

PPG

1.35

1.48

1.00

1.17

1.26

52%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

39%

30%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Swansea rank11th

Blackburn rank22nd

Swansea points64

Blackburn points52

Swansea: #11 · 64 pts · GD -2

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swansea last 5 home

W L D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackburn last 5 away

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Swansea trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Swansea score at home91%

Swansea clean sheet at home30%

Blackburn score away61%

Blackburn clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Swansea score first30%

Swansea win after scoring first71%

Blackburn score first22%

Blackburn win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Swansea 67% · Blackburn 25%

Avg first goal minute: Swansea 33.4' · Blackburn 32.0'

Vs league average

Swansea score at home1.48 vs 1.40

Swansea concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Blackburn score away1.00 vs 1.20

Blackburn concede away1.26 vs 1.40

Swansea score 6% above league average, while Blackburn score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Swansea are 3% below league average at home, and Blackburn are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Swansea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Blackburn goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

478

443

Passes Accurate

356

312

Passes %

74%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' C. O'Riordan

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Z. Vipotnik

Normal Goal

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Jørgensen

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Powell

45+1'

45+1' B. Powell

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. O'Riordan

Own Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Eom Ji-Sung

1st substitution · For: L. Cullen

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ M. Stamenić

2nd substitution · For: J. Fulton

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Z. Vipotnik

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Tymon

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Widell

3rd substitution · For: O. Cooper

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Galbraith

4th substitution · For: J. Ward

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Doherty

1st substitution · For: A. Forshaw

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Powell

2nd substitution · For: D. De Neve

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Gonçalo Franco

5th substitution · For: M. Yalcouyé

85'

85' Ronald

90+1'

90+1' A. Forshaw

90+4'

90+4' C. Burgess

Swansea vs Blackburn 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swansea beat Blackburn 3-1 on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Anthony Backhouse. It was played at Swansea.com Stadium.

First half: C. O'Riordan received a yellow card for Blackburn at 11'. Swansea took the lead at 21' when Z. Vipotnik scored, making the score 1-0. Blackburn leveled the score at 35' when M. Jørgensen scored, with the assist credited to B. Powell, making the score 1-1. B. Powell received a yellow card for Blackburn at 45+1'.

Second half: Swansea took the lead at 50' when C. O'Riordan scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. Swansea made their 1st substitution at 56', with Eom Ji-Sung replacing L. Cullen. Swansea made their 2nd substitution at 56', with M. Stamenić replacing J. Fulton. Swansea extended the lead at 63' when Z. Vipotnik scored, with the assist credited to J. Tymon, making the score 3-1. Swansea made their 3rd substitution at 66', with M. Widell replacing O. Cooper. Swansea made their 4th substitution at 66', with E. Galbraith replacing J. Ward. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Doherty replacing A. Forshaw. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Powell replacing D. De Neve. Swansea made their 5th substitution at 79', with Gonçalo Franco replacing M. Yalcouyé. Ronald received a yellow card for Swansea at 85'. A. Forshaw received a yellow card for Blackburn at 90+1'. C. Burgess received a yellow card for Swansea at 90+4'.

Swansea used 5 substitutions while Blackburn used 2 substitutions. Swansea got 2 yellow cards, while Blackburn got 3 yellow cards.