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

Championship · 2021-22
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #11
80 Points 64
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 18 / 10 / 18
72 Scored 57
47 Conceded 59
+25 GD -2
1.74 PPG 1.39
48% Win % 39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Swansea City AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The 27-year-old Isaiah Jones has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Joel Piroe, a Netherlands , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' Goal! Isaiah Jones scores his 14 goal in 251 matches.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 41' Anfernee Dijksteel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Jules Ntcham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Korey Smith at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andraz Sporar made 63 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Rhys Williams by Michael Obafemi on 67 minute.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Paddy McNair argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Onel Hernandez gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Duncan Watmore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Uche Ikpeazu gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Andraz Sporar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Ethan Laird by Joel Latibeaudiere on 78 minute.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' Swansea City AFC have won 472 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 90 minute. Anfernee Dijksteel leaves to be changed by Dael Fry.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Middlesbrough FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.46 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC46% Draw28% Swansea City AFC26%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
54%
Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC31% Draw48% Swansea City AFC21%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.5%

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% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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