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

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#3
17	Points	15
8	Played	8
5 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 1
13	Scored	16
6	Conceded	12
+7	GD	+4
2.13	PPG	1.88
63%	Win %	50%

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

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 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

25
Joel Ward ↑ 72'
1
Andy Fisher
33
Adam Idah ↑ 56'
6
Marko Stamenic ↑ 56'
21
Leo Walta
35
Ronald ↑ 56'
23
Ricardo Santos
18
Gustavo Gomes
8
Malick Yalcouye ↑ 81'

Coach Vítor Matos

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

6
Dael Fry ↑ 66'
25
George Edmundson
27
Sontje Hansen ↑ 66'
20
Mamadou Kaly Sene ↑ 66'
14
Alex Gilbert
32
Joe Wildsmith
28
Law McCabe
15
Finley Munroe ↑ 34'
44
Cruz Ibeh

Coach Kim Hellberg

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
Isaiah Jones	1

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.44 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC40% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Swansea City AFC or Draw

68%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

60%

Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC29% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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