Blackburn hosts Swansea in round 1 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, August 7th at Ewood Park (Blackburn)
Blackburn has an unpleasant record. This is the first team that won the Premier League and then fell to the level of League 1, the third division of the country. As a result, Tony Mowbray was able to return the team to the Championship, but all his further achievements boil down to the fact that the Rovers manage not to drop lower again. In the last draw, they took 15th place. This time, the 57-year-old specialist will face a very difficult challenge. Stewart Downing retired, and many more players have left. And there are no newcomers yet, except for those whose loan in other clubs has expired. However, the goals are modest: it looks like a repeat of the results of the previous Championship draw would be enough.
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At the beginning of the last decade, Swansea managed to promote to the top division of England and even made some noise there. Moreover, the Swans won the League Cup in 2013. But gradually things got worse, and the representative of Wales returned to the Championship after five years. And it just can't get a new ticket to the top division. In the last draw, Swansea took 4th place and eliminated Barnsley in the playoffs. But in the decisive round, the Swans deservedly lost to Brentford at Wembley (2-0). The Welsh project will make a new attempt under the management of Russell Martin, a Scotsman who played for the national team and several clubs, primarily for Norwich, where he had 300 caps. He is only 35, but he already had the experience of a manager with MK Dons, which managed to stay in League 1. Will he bring Swansea to a new level? His new team was left without a long-term leader. Andre Ayew (17 goals and 4 assists in the previous season) moved to Al Sadd to make money.
In total, these clubs played nine head-to-head matches, and the away side never won. The last five games ended in draws, and the only exception was a 2-0 victory of Swansea in October last year. The teams have not become stronger, and besides, this is the beginning of a new season. We are waiting for Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
