This is football, this is Championship and this is Middlesbrough - Swansea City. Check out our thorough match preview!
- Middlesbrough have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Championship
- Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's look for an energetic match!
Middlesbrough form and stats
Middlesbrough have collected 14 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-2-4.
Happy days for Middlesbrough in their previous game, a Championship match away at Huddersfield Town (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Duncan Watmore, who plays in attack, was the highest rated player for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 9.35 (out of 10). Watmore scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match, Middlesbrough lost 1-2 at home to Preston North End.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Middlesbrough have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won three, drawn six and lost five.
Middlesbrough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Middlesbrough's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Swansea City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Swansea City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Reading proved too strong as Swansea City slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Liberty Stadium. The attacker Korey Smith got a match rating of 7.41 in that game. Smith served one assist, hit one key pass and had 59 successful passes (of 64 total).
Prior to that result Swansea City won their away game at Barnsley. The scoreline was 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Swansea City in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Swansea, three draws and four defeats.
Swansea have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Swansea struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Middlesbrough won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Swansea City have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. Piroe 10 goals |  J. Paterson 8 goals |   M. Crooks 4 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Swansea City missing players
| Middlesbrough | Swansea City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 23 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 60% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 30% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 25% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 5.7 | 7.1 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 29% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 50% | 40% |
| 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.2 | 10 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
- All of Middlesbrough's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Middlesbrough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Hull City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -21 | 16 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
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