Open game expected at Riverside Stadium: Middlesbrough vs Swansea City preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 41 points and a 19th position in the Championship table. Visiting Swansea City holds 11th place with 53 pts.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

6 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Middlesbrough have to build on here at Riverside Stadium in the Championship.

Middlesbrough are returning here after visiting Charlton Athletic in a Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Paddy McNair scored the goal(s). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Nottingham Forest.

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 ten matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost four.

The manager J. Woodgate will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stoke City in only four days.

Middlesbrough have scored 18 league goals here from 19 matches, not a lot. Middlesbrough's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Swansea City form and stats

5 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Swansea City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

There were no winners in Swansea City's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 0-0 vs West Bromwich Albion (placed 2nd). Before that, Swansea City travelled to Blackburn Rovers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Swansea City playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were one Swansea City win, five draws and two defeats.

After this away game Swansea City return home for a Championship game against Luton Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Swansea City find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Swansea City have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Swansea City - Middlesbrough 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Middlesbrough, three draws and five wins for Swansea City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
12 goals
Middlesbrough
L. Wing
7 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
7 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Swansea City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 7 18 37
9 6 1 Won W 3 5 13
14 8 3 Drew D 3 9 14
14 5 1 Lost L 1 4 10
37 18 6 Scored S 11 22 46
47 19 8 Conceded C 10 25 45
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 84%
57% 47% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 67% 65%
35% 26% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 44% 49%
30% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 33% 27%
8% 5% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 11% 11%
46% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 71% 61% 57%
27% 32% 20% Clean Sheets C S 14% 28% 30%
32% 26% 0% Failed to Score F T 14% 28% 30%
 
5.2 5.1 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.1 4.9 5.4
5.6 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 4.6
1.6 1.4 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2.1 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
439 249 68 Total Shots T S 75 201 460
121 64 17 Shots on Target S O 26 61 145
31% 28% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals (37)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

Middlesbrough:
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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.