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Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Swansea City AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 82' Soul Bamba
Hannes Wolf 84' Y
Cyrus Christie 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Reading FC A 4–4 D
15 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W
05 Apr Millwall FC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Cardiff City FC A 4–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
15 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
09 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Fulham FC H 0–1 L
02 Apr Peterborough United FC A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Middlesbrough FC
#11 Position #5
64 Points 80
46 Played 46
18 / 10 / 18 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
57 Scored 72
59 Conceded 47
-2 GD +25
1.39 PPG 1.74
39% Win % 48%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Swansea.com Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Cyrus Christie, a Ireland , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Swansea City AFC have won 472 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Coburn, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Anfernee Dijksteel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' Riley McGree has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 48' Michael Obafemi adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Duncan Watmore is replaced by Aaron Connolly on 65 minute.
  • 66' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Coburn departs to be replaced by Andraz Sporar.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Jules Ntcham on, Ryan Manning off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Soul Bamba.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hannes Wolf.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Cyrus Christie is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 87.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

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

2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D 2022-04-15 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2022-04-09 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2022-04-05 Millwall FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2022-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2022-04-02 Peterborough United FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC37% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
65%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
63%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC22% Draw50% Middlesbrough FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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