Blackburn Rovers FC
Football England - EFL Championship Ewood Park Wed 1 Oct 02:45
Swansea City AFC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Blackburn vs Swansea

Blackburn host Swansea in this Championship game at Ewood Park, with kick-off set for 02:45 on Wednesday 1 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Riversiders Facing Tough Test vs Swans

Swansea look a nice wager to topple Blackburn and we can take them at 1.68 with a +0.25 goal headstart on the Asian Handicap. This means dividing our stake equally between 0 and +0.5 in the hope of a payout.

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Swansea 3-0 Winners in Previous H2H

Blackburn Rovers have suffered two Championship home losses in a row. They were defeated in their last league game when losing 3-0 on the road against Charlton Athletic. The Lancashire outfit had the majority of the ball enjoying 54% possession and two shots on target.

Swansea City drew 1-1 in their previous game. This was at home against Millwall at Swansea.com Stadium. The Swans enjoyed 64% possession and managed two shots on goal, with Zan Vipotnik on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Swansea beat Blackburn at home when the teams last met. It was a 3-0 scoreline at Swansea.com Stadium. In the past 10 H2H meetings, we have seen five Swansea wins, four Blackburn victories and one draw.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
7 Swansea logo Swansea 8 3 3 2 9 7 2 9:7 12
21 Blackburn logo Blackburn 7 2 0 5 6 10 -4 6:10 6
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Blackburn Rovers – Last 10 League Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.3 goals from 8.7 attempts and 3.1 shots on goal. Blackburn have had 50.8% possession and 4.0 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.1 goals from 10.3 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 5.5 corners.

Todd Cantwell is the top scorer with 3 goals, while Yuki Ohashi, Tyrhys Dolan and Sondre Tronstad each have 2. The leading assistor is Yuki Ohashi with 3.

Swansea City – Last 10 League Games

Swansea have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 4, averaging 10.1 attempts, 3.2 shots on goal and 1.2 goals. The South Wales team average 56.4% possession, 4.8 corners in their favour and 4.5 corners against, while 1.1 goals have been conceded from 3.5 shots on goal and 10.2 attempts.

Zan Vipotnik and Ronald Pereira have 4 and they’re top of the team’s scoring charts, with Ji-Sung Eom on 1. Josh Tymon is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Balazs Toth (GK), Ryan Alebiosu, Lewis Miller, Sean McLoughlin, Yuri Ribeiro, Sondre Tronstad, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Ryoya Morishita, Todd Cantwell, Ryan Hedges, Andri Gudjohnsen.

Swansea confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Lawrence Vigouroux (GK), Josh Key, Ben Cabango, Cameron Burgess, Josh Tymon, Goncalo Franco, Marko Stamenic, Ethan Galbraith, Manuel Benson, Zan Vipotnik, Zeidane Inoussa.

Blackburn vs Swansea Prediction & Betting Tips

Get fully prepped for Blackburn vs Swansea with our betting guide, featuring our expert match pick, predicted scoreline, sharp corners advice, top player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’ll side with Swansea +0.25 for this Championship clash, with an attractive 1.68 available. Our verdict is that they’ll perform strongly and the Asian Handicap line looks generous for this outcome.

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Key Blackburn vs Swansea league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Swansea in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Swansea in 15 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Blackburn in 13 of their last 20 games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Blackburn in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Blackburn in 2 consecutive games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Blackburn in 6 of their last 10 games against Swansea.

Swansea +0.25 Probability

According to the latest odds, there’s a 59.5% likelihood of our pick winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 65-70% taking all factors into consideration. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

Blackburn Blackburn logo 0 - 1 Swansea logo Swansea

A 1-0 win in favor of Swansea is available at odds of 7.50. Take a chance on the correct score and get rewarded for predicting the right scoreline.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Yuki Ohashi Over 0.5 Shots On Target

Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn) can be backed to finish with at least one shot on goal at 1.76. When it comes to wagering Shots on Target, we think the betting odds really stand out for this pick.

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Zan Vipotnik to Score

Zan Vipotnik (Swansea) has scored four goals in his past five Championship games. We believe this is the best of the player props, with a healthy 3.90 available when it comes to betting him to score at any time.

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners

The 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in five consecutive Swansea matches, with the last five Blackburn Rovers games averaging 7.40 corners. There’s the opportunity to go under the Total Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of 1.75 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Blackburn Logo Blackburn
Total
9.50 4.00 5.50
Home
9.30 5.10 4.20
Away
8.20 3.70 4.50
Swansea Logo Swansea
Total
9.30 4.80 4.50
Home
8.80 4.70 4.10
Away
8.10 3.90 4.20
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Total Corners
Blackburn Corners
Swansea Corners
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Asian Handicap Swansea +0.25
Total Goals Under 2.5
Shots On Target Yuki Ohashi Over 0.5

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Blackburn vs Swansea Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Betting Sites Predicting a Close Encounter

You can secure betting odds of 2.50 when it comes to Blackburn Rovers claiming a Championship win and the bookmakers have Swansea City on offer at 2.80. For those wishing to back the draw, it’s available at 3.20.

Should you want to back Blackburn to win but want money back if the game ends level, then there is 1.77 available on the Draw No Bet market. Opponents Swansea have been chalked up at 1.96.

A low-scoring contest will be predicted by several which is reflected in the fact that Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. BTTS is always an intriguing wager to have and the Yes/No selections are regarded as being evenly-matched.

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Full-Time Result
Half-Time Result
Double Chance
Draw No Bet
Asian Handicap
Total Goals
Both Teams to Score

Zan Vipotnik Favourite to Find the Net First

Favourite Zan Vipotnik is 6.00 to be the First Goalscorer, while similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Zan Vipotnik (Swansea)
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
Bobby Wales (Swansea)
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
Player Shots On Target
Zan Vipotnik (Swansea)
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
Bobby Wales (Swansea)
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
Player Shots
Zan Vipotnik (Swansea)
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
Bobby Wales (Swansea)
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
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Blackburn Aiming to Stop the Rot at Home

Blackburn have been defeated in three straight matches at Ewood Park. The Riversiders have five defeats, three wins and two draws in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.40 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Swansea have clocked up five losses, three wins and two draws in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 0.80 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

The last Ewood Park meeting saw Blackburn beat Swansea 1-0. The past 7 H2H meetings at Ewood Park have resulted in three Blackburn wins, three draws and one Swansea success.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Blackburn logo Blackburn Home Stats 3-2-5 2.90 1.40 1.50 6 4 7 3
Swansea logo Swansea Away Stats 3-2-5 1.80 0.80 1.00 3 7 3 7
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Blackburn logo Blackburn League Stats
Swansea logo Swansea League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Blackburn vs Swansea Lineups & Team News

Make sure you're up to date on the Blackburn vs Swansea team news before betting. Get the latest predicted and confirmed Championship lineups and injury news right here.

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Swansea Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

22 Balazs Toth
2 Ryan Alebiosu 12 Lewis Miller 15 Sean McLoughlin 4 Yuri Ribeiro
6 Sondre Tronstad 5 T. Gardner-Hickman
25 Ryoya Morishita 10 Todd Cantwell 19 Ryan Hedges
11 Andri Gudjohnsen
22 Lawrence Vigouroux
2 Josh Key 5 Ben Cabango 15 Cameron Burgess 14 Josh Tymon
17 Goncalo Franco 6 Marko Stamenic 30 Ethan Galbraith
21 Manuel Benson 9 Zan Vipotnik 27 Zeidane Inoussa

Swansea Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Blackburn Substitutes

  • 1Aynsley Pears
  • 3Harry Pickering
  • 7Augustus Kargbo
  • 8Sidnei Tavares
  • 14Dion De Neve
  • 16Scott Wharton
  • 18Axel Henriksson
  • 23Yuki Ohashi
  • 31Kristi Montgomery

Swansea Substitutes

  • 1Andrew Fisher
  • 4Jay Fulton
  • 8M. Junior Yalcouye
  • 10Ji-Sung Eom
  • 16Ishe Samuels-Smith
  • 20Liam Cullen
  • 26Kaelan Casey
  • 33Adam Idah
  • 35Ronald Pereira

Previous Blackburn Lineups

27 Sep Championship
Charlton 3-0 Blackburn
13 Sep Championship
Watford 0-1 Blackburn
30 Aug Championship
Blackburn 0-2 Norwich
23 Aug Championship
Hull 0-3 Blackburn
16 Aug Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Birmingham
13 Aug EFL Cup
Blackburn 1-2 Bradford

Previous Swansea Lineups

27 Sep Championship
Swansea 1-1 Millwall
20 Sep Championship
Birmingham 1-0 Swansea
18 Sep EFL Cup
Swansea 3-2 Nott’m Forest
13 Sep Championship
Swansea 2-2 Hull
30 Aug Championship
Sheffield Wed 0-2 Swansea
27 Aug EFL Cup
Swansea 6-4 Plymouth

Injuries & Suspensions

Blackburn Injury Table
Type Name Info
Adam Forshaw Muscle
Adam Forshaw Muscle
Swansea Injury Table
Type Name Info
Ricardo Santos Knee
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Middlesbrough 8 5 3 0 12:5 18
2 Stoke 8 4 2 2 10:5 14
3 Coventry 7 3 4 0 18:7 13
4 Bristol City 8 3 4 1 14:8 13
5 Leicester 8 3 4 1 10:7 13
6 Preston 8 3 4 1 9:7 13
7 Swansea 8 3 3 2 9:7 12
8 Charlton 8 3 3 2 8:6 12
9 West Brom 7 3 2 2 8:7 11
10 QPR 7 3 2 2 11:13 11
11 Millwall 7 3 2 2 6:8 11
12 Birmingham 8 3 2 3 7:10 11
13 Ipswich 7 2 4 1 12:7 10
14 Southampton 8 2 4 2 10:11 10
15 Wrexham 8 2 3 3 13:14 9
16 Hull 8 2 3 3 13:16 9
17 Norwich 7 2 2 3 10:10 8
18 Watford 7 2 2 3 7:8 8
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 5:7 8
20 Derby 8 1 4 3 10:14 7
21 Blackburn 7 2 0 5 6:10 6
22 Sheffield Wed 8 1 3 4 8:15 6
23 Oxford 7 1 2 4 9:11 5
24 Sheffield Utd 8 1 0 7 3:15 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Middlesbrough 4 3 1 0 4:1 10
2 Coventry 4 2 2 0 11:2 8
3 Ipswich 4 2 2 0 10:4 8
4 Leicester 4 2 2 0 5:2 8
5 Preston 4 2 2 0 5:3 8
6 Birmingham 4 2 2 0 5:3 8
7 Charlton 4 2 1 1 5:2 7
8 QPR 3 2 1 0 5:2 7
9 Stoke 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
10 Watford 4 2 1 1 6:5 7
11 Hull 4 2 1 1 8:8 7
12 Swansea 4 1 3 0 5:4 6
13 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 6:6 5
14 Southampton 4 1 2 1 4:4 5
15 West Brom 4 1 2 1 3:3 5
16 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 2:4 3
17 Millwall 3 1 0 2 1:5 3
18 Oxford 4 0 2 2 4:6 2
19 Wrexham 4 0 2 2 6:9 2
20 Derby 4 0 2 2 5:8 2
21 Sheffield Wed 4 0 1 3 1:9 1
22 Norwich 3 0 0 3 4:7 0
23 Blackburn 3 0 0 3 2:6 0
24 Sheffield Utd 4 0 0 4 2:8 0