Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the Championship match.
Blackburn Rovers returned from their away fixtures empty-handed, and the situation at Ewood Park is even worse — the squad have yet to collect a single point. Can the team arrest their poor start against Swansea City?
Blackburn Rovers
At their home ground Blackburn Rovers have played only two completed matches and lost both to mid-table sides — Birmingham City (1:2) and Norwich City (0:2). In fact, there have effectively been three home games, but the 20 September meeting with Ipswich Town was halted by the referee due to a torrential downpour; at the time of the stoppage the team were leading 1:0. The most recent away match went badly too, ending in a 0:3 defeat to Charlton Athletic.
Swansea City
In the previous round Swansea City drew with Millwall (1:1). The hosts were fortunate, as an outfield player cleared the ball off the line with the score already 1:1 in the second half. The team tend to be involved in low-scoring contests: six of their seven home matches this season have produced under 2.5 goals. This season’s goal tally stands at seven scored and six conceded.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City Prediction
Blackburn Rovers have scored only six goals across almost seven full matches and sit bottom, in 20th place in the standings. Even so, they are not conceding heavily — an average of 1.33 per game. Let us also factor in the unfinished Ipswich Town match. It is evident that fixtures at Ewood Park tend to be low on goals: the last three home games finished 1:0 either way. We are backing the under.
