Saturday , 14 November 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Swansea City AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 18,168 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Alex Bangura
Zan Vipotnik pen 20' 1–1
Zan Vipotnik pen 45+4' 2–1
2–2 75' Tommy Conway pen
Y 45' Riley McGree
Goncalo Franco 51' Y
Y 62' Alan Browne
Ji-sung Eom 65' Y
Y 90' Tommy Conway

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

5
3
8
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
03 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–3 D
21 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
13 Mar Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Portsmouth FC A 2–1 W
07 Mar Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC get this one started.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 394 games and scored 488 goals.
  • 10' It’s high time Vítor Matos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Assisted by Tommy Conway with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Bangura makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Zan Vipotnik does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 34' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Alex Bangura is withdrawn and Finley Munroe gets his opportunity.
  • 39' Benjamin Cabango has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 141 appearances.
  • 44' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Riley McGree.
  • 49' What a strike from Zan Vipotnik! The score is 2-1.
  • 51' Goncalo Franco has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Goncalo Franco is replaced by Marko Stamenic.
  • 61' Jeremy Sarmiento is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 62' Alan Browne was booked on 62.
  • 65' Ji-sung Eom was booked on 65.
  • 66' The crowd applauds David Strelec as he leaves the pitch. Sontje Hansen steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kim Hellberg might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Joel Ward comes on to replace Sam Parker.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Tommy Conway has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Finley Munroe trudges off to be replaced by Alex Gilbert on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Solomon Brynn, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tommy Conway on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Matos

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kim Hellberg

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
Sam Morsy 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 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

Swansea City AFC Form

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2026-03-13 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2026-03-10 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC32% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
59%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
68%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC21% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC33%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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