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Middlesbrough vs Swansea — Championship
1-0
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Swansea had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Middlesbrough 1 win, Swansea 1 win, 1 drawn. Middlesbrough are 3rd in the Championship on 22 points; Swansea are 1st on 23.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (W W L D D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Watford · 4 May 2024
- W 1-4 at Cardiff · 27 Apr 2024
- L 3-4 vs Leeds · 22 Apr 2024
- D 1-1 at Ipswich · 13 Apr 2024
- D 2-2 at Hull City · 10 Apr 2024
- W 2-0 vs Swansea · 6 Apr 2024
Away form going in: Swansea
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L D W W W). 1.3 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Millwall · 4 May 2024
- D 2-2 at Norwich · 27 Apr 2024
- W 0-4 at Huddersfield · 20 Apr 2024
- W 1-0 vs Rotherham · 13 Apr 2024
- W 3-0 vs Stoke · 10 Apr 2024
- L 2-0 at Middlesbrough · 6 Apr 2024
Head-to-head: Middlesbrough vs Swansea
- Swansea 2-2 Middlesbrough · 6 Apr 2026 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea · 9 Aug 2025 · Championship
- Swansea 1-0 Middlesbrough · 8 Mar 2025 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 25' Penalty — E. Latte Lath (Middlesbrough)
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Swansea |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Ball possession | 64 |
| 2.86 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.47 |
| 18 | Total shots | 5 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 315 | Total passes | 546 |
| 237 | Accurate passes | 465 |
| 75 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 12 | Key passes | 4 |
| 98 | Duels | 98 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |