Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 9 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	7	14
4	West Bromwich Albion FC	7	14
5	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
6	Stoke City FC	8	13
7	Bristol City FC	7	13
8	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6	11
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Southampton FC	8	10
12	Millwall FC	7	10
13	Wrexham AFC	8	10
14	Norwich City FC	7	9
15	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
16	Sheffield United FC	8	9
17	Portsmouth FC	7	8
18	Lincoln City FC	7	8
19	Watford FC	8	8
20	Cardiff City FC	8	7
21	Bolton Wanderers FC	7	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
03 May	Oxford United FC	H	3–3	D
26 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
18 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Swansea City AFC
#3	Position	#1
14	Points	17
7	Played	8
4 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
14	Scored	13
10	Conceded	6
+4	GD	+7
2.00	PPG	2.13
57%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (14 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Swansea City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Swansea City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	5
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Riley McGree	3
Rhian Brewster	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Joel Piroe	2
Zan Vipotnik	2
Cameron Archer	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-05-03 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2025-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.12 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw30% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

58%

Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC25% Draw53% Swansea City AFC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

2.8%

3 – 0

2.7%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	19%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.