Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Middlesbrough FC

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jamie Paterson

Paddy McNair 70' Y

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–1	W
23 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	1–3	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Reading FC	H	2–3	L
24 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	2–0	W
20 Nov	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–4	L
02 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Swansea City AFC for another epic battle.
5' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rhys Williams, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' A goal from the Guyana international Isaiah Jones! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-0!
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Howson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jamie Paterson on 45 minutes.
46' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Korey Smith departs to be replaced by Jules Ntcham.
51' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' 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.
66' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Michael Obafemi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rhys Williams at the 67 minute mark.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Paddy McNair.
72' Onel Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Duncan Watmore at the 72 minute mark.
73' The crowd applauds Andraz Sporar as he leaves the pitch. Uche Ikpeazu steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
78' Joel Latibeaudiere gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Ethan Laird and will look to change the dynamic.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Duncan Watmore made 377 appearances and scored 37 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Anfernee Dijksteel is withdrawn and Dael Fry gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

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
Chuba Akpom	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-11-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-11-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-11-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC L 2021-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-11-20 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-11-06 AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-11-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.51 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC45% Draw27% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

55%

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

12.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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