Championship: Swansea vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Middlesbrough who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Middlesbrough come to Swansea.com Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Swansea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Team form: Swansea vs Middlesbrough

Swansea Form

Swansea collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-1 against Stoke. They retaliated in a 3-0 win against Blackburn, before drawing 0-0 with Preston. Swansea claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Bristol City, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Stoke in a 1-3 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Derby in their most recent outing. Middlesbrough won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Swansea and Middlesbrough

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swansea and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Swansea vs Middlesbrough

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Josh Tymon, who is performing well for Swansea. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Middlesbrough.The visitors will be looking to Finn Azaz to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Middlesbrough in recent matches.

Betting markets: Swansea vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Swansea claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Middlesbrough won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Middlesbrough have not lost to Swansea in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Swansea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Middlesbrough played. Swansea probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Middlesbrough managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Middlesbrough have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Swansea when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Swansea saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Middlesbrough, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.