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

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Championship · 2024-25

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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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

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	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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Swansea.com Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC.
5' Harry Darling is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
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' 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.
26' Brilliant from the ! Ji-sung Eom makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 26.
28' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
33' Ronald needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Goncalo Franco.
46' The whistle greets Marcus Forss as he departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
47' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 47 minute. Ryan John Giles leaves to be changed by Samuel Iling-Junior.
52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
63' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Hannes Delcroix comes on to replace Harry Darling.
68' England international Lewis O'Brien has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Morgan Whittaker is replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
74' Florian Bianchini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zan Vipotnik at the 74 minute mark.
79' Dael Fry makes way for Jonny Howson at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
81' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Jay Fulton on, Liam Cullen off on 81 minutes.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
1-0 the final result. Middlesbrough FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jamal Lowe	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

1.15 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC37% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 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

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC23% Draw49% Middlesbrough FC28%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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