Swansea City will host Middlesbrough at the Swansea.com Stadium on Monday in another round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The home side currently sit 16th in the league table, nine points adrift of the promotion playoff spots with six games left to play, and will need a herculean effort in the run-in to claw back that deficit.
Swansea’s slump before the international break looked set to continue when they traveled to Bramall Lane to take on Sheffield United on Friday, as they found themselves two goals down 15 minutes from time.
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Head coach Vitor Matos, however, introduced Adam Idah and Ji-sung Eom off the bench, with the substitutions proving ingenious as both players found the net to secure the Swans a 3-3 draw.
Middlesbrough, meanwhile, have suffered a slump at a crucial juncture of the season, recently slipping to third place in the table and risking a further drop should fourth-placed Ipswich Town win either of their two games in hand.
Boro, who were locked in a fairly close battle with Coventry for top spot in the Championship a month ago, saw their struggles continue on Friday as they squandered a one-goal lead in their 2-1 home defeat to fellow promotion hunters Millwall.
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Monday’s game will mark the 60th meeting between the two teams, with Swansea winning 20 of their previous matchups and Middlesbrough claiming seven more, while the remaining 12 have ended level.
- The visitors have won six of their last seven games in this fixture.
- The hosts have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 games in this fixture.
- Middlesbrough boast the joint-best defensive record in the second tier this season, having conceded 39 goals in 40 games.
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough Prediction
The Swans have lost two of their last three matches after losing just one of their previous six. However, they have lost just one home league game since the start of December and will fancy their chances ahead of Monday’s clash.
Boro, meanwhile, head into the midweek clash on a four-game winless streak and have won just two of their last nine games. However, they boast one of the best away records in the division and should have enough to avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Swansea City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
