Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Swansea City AFC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Tommy Conway has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 12' GOAL! Alex Bangura scores on 12. Assisted by Tommy Conway
  • 17' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Goal! Zan Vipotnik scores his 23 goal in 105 matches.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Fulton made 383 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' Finley Munroe is replacing Alex Bangura for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 49' Goal! Zan Vipotnik scores his 23 goal in 105 matches.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Goncalo Franco gets a card.
  • 56' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marko Stamenic is hanging Goncalo Franco on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a card for Alan Browne.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ji-sung Eom on 65.
  • 66' Sontje Hansen has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Strelec on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Ward is hanging Sam Parker on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' GOAL! Tommy Conway scores on 75.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Finley Munroe is replaced by Alex Gilbert.
  • 86' Middlesbrough FC 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.
  • 90' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Riley McGree 3
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Joel Piroe 2
Zan Vipotnik 2
Rhian Brewster 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Matt Grimes 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
1 / 4
1.04 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC30% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
57%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
70%
Swansea City AFC or Middlesbrough FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC19% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC34%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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