Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#10 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Riverside Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Middlesbrough FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Freddie Woodman, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' Assisted by Marvin Johnson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Duncan Watmore makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Marvin Johnson is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Swansea City AFC make a change. Benjamin Cabango trudges off to be replaced by Wayne Routledge on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 57' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' Connor Roberts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 66' Kasey Palmer makes way for Yan Dhanda at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Duncan Watmore has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Duncan Watmore by George Saville on 68 minute.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamal Lowe made 371 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' GOAL! Yan Dhanda scores on 78. Assisted by Ryan Manning
  • 79' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Marvin Johnson trudges off to be replaced by Hayden Coulson on 79 minutes.
  • 81' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Korey Smith exits the field as Jordan Garrick enters on 81.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matt Grimes.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Swansea City AFC.

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
0 / 4
0.61 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw39% Swansea City AFC29%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
68%
Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC16% Draw67% Swansea City AFC17%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.4%
0 – 1
16.5%
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
1%
1 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 20% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗

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