Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 9 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 9 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
03 May	Oxford United FC	H	3–3	D
26 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
18 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Swansea City AFC
#2	Position	#1
18	Points	20
9	Played	9
5 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 1
17	Scored	15
12	Conceded	7
+5	GD	+8
2.00	PPG	2.22
56%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

44% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (18 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

7 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Middlesbrough FC and Swansea City AFC has kicked off!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	5
Riley McGree	3
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Joel Piroe	2
Zan Vipotnik	2
Rhian Brewster	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Matt Grimes	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-05-03 Swansea City AFC 3–3 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2025-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.12 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw30% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

58%

Middlesbrough FC or Swansea City AFC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC26% Draw54% Swansea City AFC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

2.8%

3 – 0

2.7%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	21%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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