Camila Vega
It’s time for another round of EFL Championship action, and Saturday’s match between Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City promises to be an exciting affair. Both teams have had promising results for the season, and this could be a close contest. If you’re looking for picks and predictions for this match, then you’ve come to the right place.
JefeBet brings you today a detailed analysis of the recent performances of both teams, along with information on who may have the advantage in this Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City match.
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Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City EFL Championship Matchday 33 Game on February 18, 2023
- Where: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 10:00 AM E.T.
- Unibet Moneyline: Blackburn Rovers (+155) / Draw (+250) / Swansea City (+160)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Blackburn Rovers (AH -0.5, +155) / Swansea City (AH +0.5, -205)
- Unibet Over/Under (2.5): Over (-103), Under (-129)
- Both teams score from Unibet: Yes (-127) / No (-107)
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Betting on Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers have had a good season with 31 games played consisting of 14 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats. Although the negative and positive results are on each other’s heels, they have managed to keep the numbers in their favor above. In these games, they have scored 33 goals and conceded 37, which has them in the negative in goal difference. All this adds up to 46 points in the table, tied with Millwall.
The team started well and is in eighth place in the Championship, but their last five games have been truly terrible, as they have failed to win a single one.
These past matchdays consist of four draws (1-1 vs Bristol City; 0-0 vs Wigan athletic; 1-1 vs Watford; 1-1 vs West Bromwich) and one win (4-0 vs Rotherham United). Not the best results, but it could give them the encouragement they need to earn the possibility of a fifth place finish with the next win.
Possible Blackburn Rovers lineup (3-5-2): Aynsley Pears; Joe Rankin-Costello, Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton; Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, Tyler Morton, Sorba Thomas, Bradley Dack; Ben Brereton Diaz, Tyrhys Dolan.
Betting on Swansea City
On the other hand, Swansea City is in twelfth place in the Championship table. Like Blackburn Rovers, they have played 31 matches that have ended in 11 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats.
Despite this, they have scored more goals than the home side with 45 for and 46 against. This is a goal difference that is not difficult to lift and improve and, if they win the game, they could move up one position in the table, tied on points with Norwich City and West Brom.
On the other hand, their five most recent Championship rounds have been mixed. They have accumulated 2 wins (1-3 vs Sunderland; 2-1 vs Blackpool), a draw (1-1 vs Queens Park Rangers) and two defeats (3-4 vs Birmingham City; 3-0 vs Sheffield United). In these matches they have won, drawn and lost once while away, so the match could go either way.
Possible Swansea City lineup (3-4-3): Andy Fisher; Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Harry Darling; Matthew Sorinola, Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton, Ryan Manning; Oli Cooper, Olivier Ntcham, Joel Piroe.
JefeBet Prediction
Despite Blackburn Rovers’ higher position in the table due to three more wins, Swansea City has converted a higher amount of goals overall and per game, which will be decisive for this match.
By virtue of its high score ratio, the match between Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City will be won by the away team.
Prediction: Swansea City win 1-0.
