Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

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
#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' The wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 5' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' Alex Bangura doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The Slovenia Zan Vipotnik breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-1!
  • 25' Swansea City AFC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Finley Munroe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Bangura on 34 minute.
  • 39' David Strelec is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 44' Ji-sung Eom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 49' Zan Vipotnik doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Goncalo Franco on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Swansea City AFC make a change. Goncalo Franco trudges off to be replaced by Marko Stamenic on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 391 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 62' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a card on 62.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Ji-sung Eom argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 66' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. David Strelec departs to be replaced by Sontje Hansen.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Sam Parker is withdrawn and Joel Ward gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tommy Conway makes it 2-2.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Alex Gilbert on, Finley Munroe off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tommy Conway.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Rhian Brewster 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Joel Piroe 2
Zan Vipotnik 2
Cameron Archer 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
1.44 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% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC40% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
68%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
60%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC29% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC25%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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