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

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Championship · 2021-22

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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 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

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
#3	Position	#1
15	Points	17
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
16	Scored	13
12	Conceded	6
+4	GD	+7
1.88	PPG	2.13
50%	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 (15 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' We are underway at Riverside Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Ben Hamer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Isaiah Jones is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
20' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
25' Cote d'Ivoire international Soul Bamba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' Isaiah Jones puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
31' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Ryan Manning has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
45' Jamie Paterson was booked on 45.
46' Swansea City AFC make a change. Korey Smith trudges off to be replaced by Jules Ntcham on 46 minutes.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Russell Martin might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' The 27-year-old Marcus Tavernier has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Obafemi is hanging Rhys Williams on the field on 67 minute.
70' Paddy McNair has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
72' The whistle greets Duncan Watmore as he departs to be replaced by Onel Hernandez.
73' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 73 minute. Andraz Sporar leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
78' The supporters are chanting for Joel Latibeaudiere. He replaces Ethan Laird on 78 minute.
83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 387 games and scored 479 goals.
88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benjamin Cabango suffering a number of foals already.
90' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Dael Fry comes on to replace Anfernee Dijksteel.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Joel Piroe	2
Zan Vipotnik	2
Rhian Brewster	2
Duncan Watmore	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

1.17 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC36% Draw27% Swansea City AFC37%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

64%

Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC22% Draw48% Swansea City AFC30%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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