Blackburn Rovers travel to the Swansea.com Stadium looking to secure a first win in five Championship games against Swansea City on Saturday.
Blackburn have lost one and drawn three matches since they last earned three points – against Stoke City on February 10.
They face a Swansea side who have won just two and lost two over that time.
In Samuel Szmodics, Blackburn have the league’s sharpest shooter so far this season. He has notched 18 goals in 32 appearances.
His goal rate of one every 157 minutes is quicker than that of Joël Piroe, Swansea’s top scorer with a goal every 219 minutes, and a total of 11 goals in 33 games.
In the last 10 years, Swansea and Blackburn have played each other on 12 occasions. They won four each, and they drew four times.
On average, the Swans scored 1.2 goals and Blackburn 1.3 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on October 28, when Swansea won 1-0 away.
With 43 goals in 34 games so far this season, City are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.3 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 55 goals at a rate of 1.6 per game.
Rovers, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game.
The away side are 17th in the table after 34 games, of which they have won 11 and drawn six, earning 39 points.
The Swans are one place ahead of Blackburn in 16th, with 10 wins and nine draws putting them on the same number of points.
Swansea’s last match was on February 24, a 2-1 win against Sunderland, with Ronald Pereira Martins getting the goals for the Swans.
Blackburn drew 1-1 with Norwich City last time out, also on February 24, with Dominic Hyam on the scoresheet.
Saturday’s match will be refereed by Rebecca Welch, who has taken charge of eight Championship games so far this season, issuing one red card and booking 39 players. He has not awarded any penalties.
He is yet to oversee a match featuring either Swansea or Blackburn this season.
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Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers
Championship | Swansea.com Stadium
Saturday, 2 March 2024 @ 3.00pm
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