Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Swansea City AFC

1 – 2

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 43' Sam Greenwood

Jamal Lowe 59' 1–1

1–2 78' Sam Silvera

Josh Tymon 63' Y

Y 64' Jonny Howson

Jamie Paterson 65' Y

Y 71' Isaiah Jones

Y 90' Emmanuel Latte Lath

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 James Wilson

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-03-11 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-08-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
12 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
02 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Leeds United FC	A	1–3	L
25 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	2–2	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–3	L
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	2–3	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' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
10' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Sam Greenwood adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
53' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Matt Grimes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
59' Jamal Lowe makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Swansea City AFC are in front.
63' The referee calls foul for Josh Tymon. He receives a Yellow card.
64' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Oliver Cooper on, Liam Walsh off on 64 minutes.
64' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
65' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' Morgan Rogers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Crooks at the 71 minute mark.
71' A moment of madness from Isaiah Jones on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
72' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Sam Silvera comes on to replace Sam Greenwood.
77' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
78' Sam Silvera makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
81' Yannick Bolasie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie Paterson on 81 minute.
86' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Jamal Lowe by Liam Cullen on 87 minute.
90' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Seny Dieng departs to be replaced by Tom Glover.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Emmanuel Latte Lath is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Middlesbrough FC players.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

26
Kyle Naughton
20
Liam Cullen ↑ 87'
23
Nathan Wood-Gordon
17
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 81'
1
Andy Fisher
9
Jerry Yates ↑ 81'
31
Oliver Cooper ↑ 64'
18
Charlie Patino ↑ 87'
41
Sam Parker

Coach Alan Sheehan

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Matt Clarke
10
Morgan Rogers ↑ 71'
22
Hayden Coulson
23
Tom Glover ↑ 90'
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 72'
–
Calum Kavanagh
27
Lukas Engel ↑ 72'
14
Alex Gilbert
38
Daniel Nkrumah

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Ayew	5
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Riley McGree	3
Joel Piroe	2
Zan Vipotnik	2
Rhian Brewster	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Chuba Akpom	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-12 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-11-29 Leeds United FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-11-25 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Hull City AFC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-02 Leeds United FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.73 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC31% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC42%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

69%

Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC24% Draw43% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.6%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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