Swansea vs Blackburn prediction

Swansea have won eight, drawn two and lost three of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 20 and letting in 13. That has them 2nd on 26 points.

Their last six in all competitions read four wins, no draws and two defeats, at 1.3 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 5-0 to Queens Park Rangers away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to West Ham United and a 1-0 win away at Millwall.

They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won two of three recently (5 scored, 3 conceded). C. Burgess (achilles tendon injury), J. Key (muscle injury) and M. K. Yeo (injury), plus one other, are all unavailable.

So far in the Championship, Blackburn have won five, drawn three and lost five of 13, with 19 goals scored and 20 conceded, good for 13th place and 18 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Wrexham 2-0 at home; before that came a 3-2 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion and a 1-0 win away at Bristol City.

They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 5 conceded). A. Forshaw (hip injury), L. Miller (achilles tendon injury) and M. Litherland (muscle injury), plus four others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Swansea: Swansea have won two of their last three at home, Blackburn one of their last three on the road. Eight points separate the two sides in the table. Blackburn also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Swansea favourites at 47%, with Blackburn on 26% and the draw at 27%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.4 for Swansea and 1.3 for Blackburn. Over 2.5 goals is 51% and both teams scoring 55%. When they last met, on 20 Jan 2026, Swansea won 3-1.