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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#11 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Middlesbrough FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' George Friend, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Middlesbrough FC 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.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Pulis might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' George Byers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' Daniel James has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. George Friend is withdrawn and Ryan Shotton gets his opportunity.
  • 34' A goal from the England international Matt Grimes! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
  • 38' A goal from the England international Wayne Routledge! He fires home on 38 to make it 2-0!
  • 43' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' It’s high time Tony Pulis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Jordan Hugill makes way for Britt Assombalonga at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darren Randolph is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 68' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Asoro is hanging Wayne Routledge on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Daniel James by Luciano Narsingh on 69 minute.
  • 71' Connor Roberts is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 76' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Mike van der Hoorn is replaced by Joe Rodon on 79 minute.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! George Saville gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' England international Kyle Naughton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jonathan Howson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 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
Rhian Brewster 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Joel Piroe 2
Zan Vipotnik 2
Chuba Akpom 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
1 / 4
1.22 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC58% Draw30% Middlesbrough FC12%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
87%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
42%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC35% Draw58% Middlesbrough FC7%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
23.4%
0 – 0
22.5%
2 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
1.8%
1 – 2
1.7%
0 – 2
1.3%
2 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 17% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 30% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
68% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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