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

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Championship · 2024-25

Swansea City AFC

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

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 7.3/game ⚽ 23.0 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

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
#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' The wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
5' Swansea City AFC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Hayden Hackney has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' Ji-sung Eom doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
28' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
38' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Goncalo Franco is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
46' Kelechi Iheanacho gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Marcus Forss and will look to change the dynamic.
47' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Ryan John Giles exits the field as Samuel Iling-Junior enters on 47.
52' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
63' The supporters are chanting for Hannes Delcroix. He replaces Harry Darling on 63 minute.
68' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Aidan Morris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' The supporters are chanting for Delano Burgzorg. He replaces Morgan Whittaker on 70 minute.
74' The crowd applauds Zan Vipotnik as he leaves the pitch. Florian Bianchini steps in for Swansea City AFC.
79' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Dael Fry has done his job and it is now time for Jonny Howson to step up.
81' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 81 minute. Liam Cullen leaves to be changed by Jay Fulton.
86' Samuel Iling-Junior is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Middlesbrough FC.

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

1.32 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC39% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

67%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

61%

Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC26% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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