Thursday , 15 October 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Swansea City AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 18,168 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Alex Bangura
Zan Vipotnik pen 20' 1–1
Zan Vipotnik pen 45+4' 2–1
2–2 75' Tommy Conway pen
Y 45' Riley McGree
Goncalo Franco 51' Y
Y 62' Alan Browne
Ji-sung Eom 65' Y
Y 90' Tommy Conway

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
3
8
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
03 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–3 D
21 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
13 Mar Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W
07 Mar Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Middlesbrough FC
#1 Position #2
23 Points 21
10 Played 10
7 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 1
16 Scored 20
7 Conceded 14
+9 GD +6
2.30 PPG 2.10
70% Win % 60%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (23 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/3
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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 1 A
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 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' 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.
  • 12' Alex Bangura doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The Slovenia Zan Vipotnik breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-1!
  • 25' Swansea City AFC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Finley Munroe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Bangura on 34 minute.
  • 39' David Strelec is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 44' Ji-sung Eom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 49' Zan Vipotnik doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Goncalo Franco on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Swansea City AFC make a change. Goncalo Franco trudges off to be replaced by Marko Stamenic on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 391 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 62' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a card on 62.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Ji-sung Eom argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 66' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. David Strelec departs to be replaced by Sontje Hansen.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Sam Parker is withdrawn and Joel Ward gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tommy Conway makes it 2-2.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Alex Gilbert on, Finley Munroe off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tommy Conway.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Matos

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kim Hellberg

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
Tommy Conway 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Swansea City AFC Form

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2026-03-13 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2026-03-10 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC39% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
61%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC27% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC26%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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