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Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
3 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Grimes 21' Y
Y 90' Jonathan Howson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Holme
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
3
8
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Brentford FC H 3–0 W
30 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Manchester City FC H 2–3 L
13 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
08 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L
13 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
09 Mar Brentford FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Middlesbrough FC
#6 Position #2
26 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
22 Scored 30
18 Conceded 19
+4 GD +11
1.73 PPG 1.93
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Swansea City AFC to score. At the same time, Middlesbrough FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Pulis might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' England international Cameron Carter-Vickers has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' Matt Grimes is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — George Friend exits the field as Ryan Shotton enters on 32.
  • 34' Goal! Matt Grimes scores his 18 goal in 397 matches.
  • 38' A goal from the England international Wayne Routledge! He fires home on 38 to make it 2-0!
  • 43' Britt Assombalonga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' Daniel James is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Hugill is withdrawn and Britt Assombalonga gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Wayne Routledge as he leaves the pitch. Joel Asoro steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 69' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 69 minute. Daniel James leaves to be changed by Luciano Narsingh.
  • 71' Assisted by Bersant Celina with the perfectly-timed delivery and Connor Roberts makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 76' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' Joe Rodon is replacing Mike van der Hoorn for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 81' GOAL! George Saville fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 86' Adam Clayton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 90' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

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
Sam Morsy 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-02 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2019-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Manchester City FC L 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2019-03-08 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-04-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-03-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC56% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC21%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
44%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC39% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC19%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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