Championship: Swansea City - Middlesbrough pre-match thoughts and numbers

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium (20827 seats)

This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, good and bad leading to mid-table positions so far. Let's get ready for Swansea City - Middlesbrough!

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship

Swansea City and Middlesbrough should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

9 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Swansea City have to build on here at Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship.

Swansea City drew their last game, 4-4 away at Reading (placed 21st). Opportunity lost for Swansea in the Reading match as a lead 4-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The attacking player Piroe was announced as "man of the match" for Swansea City with the rating of 8.94/10. Piroe scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Barnsley that ended 1-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Swansea City, as the Championship home game vs AFC Bournemouth is only three days away.

The Swansea fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Swansea City have conceded 22 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

6 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Middlesbrough playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Middlesbrough aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 360 league minutes without a goal. Watmore was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Middlesbrough in their previous game as they lost hosting Huddersfield Town, 0-2. Midfielder Tavernier was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Tavernier hit one key pass.

A 0-0 draw at AFC Bournemouth's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Middlesbrough are hosting Cardiff City in the Championship only four days away.

The visiting Middlesbrough have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 21 games. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the teams faced each other earlier this season; Middlesbrough - Swansea City 1-0. Swansea-Middlesbrough H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Swansea City five wins, Middlesbrough three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityJ. Piroe
J. Piroe
20 goals
Swansea CityM. Obafemi
M. Obafemi
10 goals
Swansea CityJ. Paterson
J. Paterson
9 goals

Swansea City missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swansea City Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
42 20 5 Played P 5 21 42
16 9 3 Won W 1 6 18
11 6 1 Drew D 3 7 9
15 5 1 Lost L 1 8 15
53 26 8 Scored S 5 23 52
58 22 6 Conceded C 6 24 44
86% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 90%
67% 60% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 74%
52% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 38%
33% 30% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 17%
14% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
45% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 43% 45%
38% 45% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 36%
31% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 29%
 
4 4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.6 6.1
4.7 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.6 4.4
2 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.6 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.7 10.7 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.1 11.8
3.5 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4 4.3
36% 38% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 27% 29%
 
10.5 10.2 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 10 9.4
3.8 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.