Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Swansea City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Swansea.com Stadium!
  • 5' Morgan Whittaker has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Brazil international Neto Borges has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Goal! Ji-sung Eom scores his 4 goal in 383 matches.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a card for Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 33' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Swansea City AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Marcus Forss by Kelechi Iheanacho on 46 minute.
  • 47' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Ryan John Giles trudges off to be replaced by Samuel Iling-Junior on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aidan Morris made 287 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' Hannes Delcroix is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Darling at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' 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.
  • 70' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Morgan Whittaker is withdrawn and Delano Burgzorg gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Zan Vipotnik is withdrawn and Florian Bianchini gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Dael Fry makes way for Jonny Howson at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 81' Jay Fulton gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Liam Cullen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Swansea City AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

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
Ji-sung Eom 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.59 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC34% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC25%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
75%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
66%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC16% Draw70% Middlesbrough FC14%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.6%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 1
3.3%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 0
1%
0 – 3
0.8%
3 – 1
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 21% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 19% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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