Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Wed 2 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Marvin Johnson 45' Y
Y 45' Jay Fulton
Chuba Akpom 57' Y
Y 85' Matt Grimes

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Keith Stroud
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-06-20 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
28 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–3 L
25 Nov Derby County FC H 3–0 W
21 Nov Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
07 Nov Brentford FC A 0–0 D
03 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
29 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
25 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
03 Nov Brentford FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Swansea City AFC
#2 Position #6
29 Points 26
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 5
30 Scored 22
19 Conceded 18
+11 GD +4
1.93 PPG 1.73
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! middlesbrough fc vs swansea city afc — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yan Dhanda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for swansea city afc.
  • 10' swansea city afc are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' middlesbrough fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' swansea city afc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Duncan Watmore — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Jamal Lowe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Dael Fry has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Freddie Woodman, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marvin Johnson on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Benjamin Cabango by Wayne Routledge on 46 minute.
  • 51' Chuba Akpom, a England , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Chuba Akpom. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. middlesbrough fc must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Yan Dhanda.
  • 67' GOAL! Duncan Watmore scores on 67. Assisted by Paddy McNair
  • 68' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 68 minute. Duncan Watmore leaves to be changed by George Saville.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both middlesbrough fc and swansea city afc are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 78' Goal! Yan Dhanda scores his 16 goal in 398 matches.
  • 79' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Marvin Johnson trudges off to be replaced by Hayden Coulson on 79 minutes.
  • 81' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Korey Smith is withdrawn and Jordan Garrick gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Matt Grimes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 5
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Riley McGree 3
Joel Piroe 2
Zan Vipotnik 2
Rhian Brewster 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Sam Morsy 1

Head to Head

2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-06-20 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-11-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Derby County FC W 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-11-07 Brentford FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-11-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-11-21 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2020-11-07 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2020-11-03 Brentford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC44% Draw27% Swansea City AFC29%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
56%
Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC31% Draw46% Swansea City AFC23%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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