{"id":67410,"date":"2022-08-05T08:23:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T07:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/?p=67410"},"modified":"2022-08-05T08:27:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T07:27:57","slug":"swansea-city-v-blackburn-rovers-head-to-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2022\/08\/05\/swansea-city-v-blackburn-rovers-head-to-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers &#8211; Head to Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans welcome Blackburn Rovers to the Swansea.com stadium tomorrow for their first home game of the season and the chance to build on last weekend&#8217;s 1-1 draw at Rotherham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='9j5pz_F8Q5JamOvDpmi6sQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1238230831' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9j5pz_F8Q5JamOvDpmi6sQ',sig:'mqP8yx6gGnYj-FE_pCDSDCjbshDQbQy9EpyDNPE1v54=',w:'594px',h:'388px',items:'1238230831',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The overall record between the two teams shows the Swans trailing slightly with Blackburn ahead 23-16 in head to head matches with 8 draws.<\/p>\n<p>In recent times though the record is much more in favour of the Swans with Blackburn&#8217;s only win in the last eight being on the corresponding weekend last season when they inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Russell Martin in his first game in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obafemi&#8217;s 16th minute goal back in February was enough to settle this fixture last season, the lowest scoring game of the last 12 meetings between these sides which has produced a total of 40 goals in those 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>There has only ever been one 0-0 draw between the sides &#8211; a clash at Ewood Park back in our promotion winning season of 1980\/81.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers &#8211; Full Head to Head record<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='zJc9waFRREZwTuS7MS72zA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1234572947' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'zJc9waFRREZwTuS7MS72zA',sig:'MVqGgbfdeuDtWCNGtKucauFx4Lfwt8a75hPLbKpjYxQ=',w:'594px',h:'594px',items:'1234572947',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans welcome Blackburn Rovers to the Swansea.com stadium tomorrow for their first home game of the season and the chance to build on last weekend&#8217;s 1-1 draw at Rotherham. 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