Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Swansea City AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+9'
Y 39' Yannick Bolasie
Y 47' George Saville
Ryan Manning 64' Y
Marc Guehi 71' Y
Y 87' Sam Morsy
Y 90' Jonathan Howson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Adam Crysell

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
2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-06-20 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
03 Mar Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
27 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
24 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
20 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–4 L
17 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
02 Mar Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
27 Feb Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
20 Feb Reading FC A 2–0 W
16 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Anfernee Dijksteel departs to be replaced by Djed Spence.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' The 29-year-old Anfernee Dijksteel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Yannick Bolasie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
  • 40' Goal! Andre Ayew scores his 42 goal in 195 matches.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Chuba Akpom has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duncan Watmore on 46 minute.
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for George Saville.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Manning on 64.
  • 66' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Yannick Bolasie by Neeskens Kebano on 66 minute.
  • 67' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Korey Smith is withdrawn and Jamal Lowe gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Swansea City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' Jake Bidwell is replacing Ryan Manning for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Marc Bola as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Johnson steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Djed Spence is replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on 78 minute.
  • 83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 87' Sam Morsy is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

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
Connor Roberts 1

Head to Head

2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-06-20 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-03-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-02-27 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-02-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-02-20 Reading FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-02-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC54% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC22%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
46%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC38% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC18%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+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
33% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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