Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Middlesbrough and Swansea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Swansea face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites Middlesbrough on the opening day of the new campaign.
Form: Middlesbrough vs Swansea
Middlesbrough Form
Only a single draw prevents Middlesbrough from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday, before drawing 0-0 with Norwich. They came up empty-handed once again when Coventry ran out as 2-0 winners. Middlesbrough claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Riverside Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored seven goals.
Swansea Form
Swansea achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Queens Park Rangers 1-2. A 1-0 defeat against Millwall followed, before drawing with Oxford in a match resulting 3-3. Swansea claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Middlesbrough and Swansea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Swansea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 12 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Swansea have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Middlesbrough vs Swansea
Finn Azaz is showing good form for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Liam Cullen scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Swansea
Full-time result
Middlesbrough claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Swansea won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Middlesbrough have beaten Swansea in 5 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Swansea managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Middlesbrough have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.
Total goals
Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Swansea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.
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