📏 Form Guide

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-0 Championship success against Sheffield Wednesday.

In that match, Middlesbrough had 65% possession and 23 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones (73'). Sheffield Wednesday got 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Michael Ihiekwe (41' Own goal) was the scorer for Sheffield Wednesday.

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the Middlesbrough backline. Middlesbrough have been mean at the back, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past 6 outings standing at 2. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Middlesbrough:

• have not lost a league tie with Swansea City in their last 5 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

Swansea City

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Queens Park Rangers in Championship competition, Swansea City and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Swansea City had 68% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Queens Park Rangers had 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Steve Cook (71') scored for Queens Park Rangers.

Looking at their form, and Swansea City have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 5 goals in total. Defensively, Swansea City just haven’t been too solid at all.

Their previous form shows that Swansea City:

• haven't beaten Middlesbrough when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 06/03/2021 shows us that Middlesbrough have won 4 of them and Swansea City 1, with the number of draws being 1.

In all, 16 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 10 for The Boro and 6 for The Swans. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The previous league fixture between the two was Championship match day 22 on 16/12/2023 when the final score was Swansea City 1-2 Middlesbrough.

That time, Swansea City managed 58% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Jamal Lowe (59').

On the other side, Middlesbrough had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Sam Greenwood (43') and Sam Silvera (78') scored.

The referee was Matt Donohue.

ℹ️ Team News: Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan (Ankle surgery) and Riley McGree (unknown injury) will be missing for Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick.

In all likelihood, The Boro look set to employ a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, handing starts to Seny Dieng, Luke Ayling, Jonathan Howson, Matt Clarke, Lukas Engel, Daniel Barlaser, Lewis O'Brien, Isaiah Jones, Finn Azaz, Sam Greenwood and Emmanuel Latte Lath.

📰 Team News: Swansea City

Due to a completely healthy squad ready to go, the Swansea City boss Luke Williams does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash.

We are inclined to think that The Swans could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to Carl Rushworth, Josh Key, Harry Darling, Nathan Wood, Josh Tymon, Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton, Ronald, Jamie Paterson, Jamal Lowe and Liam Cullen.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, Swansea City will really need to work well to hit the back of the net against this Middlesbrough side who we reckon should be able to grind out a win.

We therefore fancy a very even match with a 1-0 winning margin for Middlesbrough after 90 minutes.

Looking forward to this.

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Renata Leite, 13:02 06/04/2024