Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Swansea City AFC
3 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' George Saville
Benjamin Cabango 48' Y
Y 52' Marcus Browne
Yan Dhanda 54' Y
R 63' Marcus Browne
R 77' Paddy McNair

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Richard Holme
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Steve Meredith
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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

5
3
8
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 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
14 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
11 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–5 L
29 Nov Fulham FC H 1–2 L
26 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Millwall FC H 0–1 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
10 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–4 L
27 Nov Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Hull City AFC H 2–2 D

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' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' England international Dael Fry has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Marcus Tavernier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Daniel Ayala needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' The Ghana Andre Ayew breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-0!
  • 27' 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.
  • 29' George Saville picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 39' Jonathan Howson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Benjamin Cabango argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 51' Marcus Browne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Clayton on 51 minute.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marcus Browne.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Yan Dhanda gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Tavernier gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Fulton is hanging George Byers on the field on 60 minute.
  • 63' Marcus Browne picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' Barrie McKay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yan Dhanda on 68 minute.
  • 71' Andre Ayew adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Declan John. He replaces Bersant Celina on 72 minute.
  • 73' Sam Surridge does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
  • 76' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. George Saville has done his job and it is now time for Rudy Gestede to step up.
  • 77' Paddy McNair has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 77.
  • 82' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Marvin Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Wing to step up.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 5
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Riley McGree 3
Duncan Watmore 2
Joel Piroe 2
Zan Vipotnik 2
Rhian Brewster 2
Sam Greenwood 1

Head to Head

2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2018-09-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC L 2019-11-29 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2019-11-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2019-11-23 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-12-07 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-11-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.02 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC58% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC19%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
82%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
42%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC44% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC14%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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