Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Swansea City AFC

1 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 13,986 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ji-sung Eom 26' 1–0

Y 28' Anfernee Dijksteel

Goncalo Franco 43' Y

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 George Byrne

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.0 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

Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-03-11 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
04 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L
12 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
09 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
15 Feb	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	1–3	L

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' Three points are at stake. Swansea City AFC host Middlesbrough FC — let the battle begin!
5' Jonny Howson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Ryan John Giles has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 347 appearances.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luke Williams will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Ji-sung Eom is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
28' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
33' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Goncalo Franco on 43.
46' Kelechi Iheanacho is replacing Marcus Forss for the Middlesbrough FC side.
47' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Ryan John Giles has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Iling-Junior to step up.
52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' 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.
62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' Hannes Delcroix has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Darling on 63 minute.
68' Middlesbrough FC have won 475 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Delano Burgzorg comes on to replace Morgan Whittaker.
74' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Zan Vipotnik has done his job and it is now time for Florian Bianchini to step up.
79' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Dael Fry trudges off to be replaced by Jonny Howson on 79 minutes.
81' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Fulton is hanging Liam Cullen on the field on 81 minute.
86' With 1 assists to his name this season, Josh Tymon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
Swansea City AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

32
Mark Travers
21
Marcus Forss ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 46'
28
Ryan John Giles ↓ Samuel Iling-Junior 47'
6
Dael Fry ↓ Jonny Howson 79'
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
30
Neto Borges
11
Morgan Whittaker ↓ Delano Burgzorg 70'
7
Hayden Hackney
18
Aidan Morris
20
Finn Azaz
22
Tommy Conway

Bench

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
Sam Morsy	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-12 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-02-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-02-21 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2025-02-12 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC48% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

75%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

52%

Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC34% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC19%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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