Middlesbrough vs Swansea Prediction: 10/8/2024

Middlesbrough struggled on their Championship travels last season, managing only two wins and suffering 11 defeats. They now face a challenging trip to high-flying Middlesbrough, who have collected 16 points from the last 18 available at home.

Swansea, on the other hand, have been involved in 37 consecutive top-flight away games with three or fewer goals scored. While Middlesbrough hasn’t matched this consistency, 16 of their last 20 Championship matches have also featured under 3.5 goals.

Recently, Middlesbrough has been remarkably consistent in matches where at least one team keeps a clean sheet, with this occurring in 13 of their last 14 games. Similarly, Swansea has seen this in seven of their last 11 matches at this level. Therefore, a low-scoring encounter is anticipated.

 

Prediction

Middlesbrough has been scoring at an impressive rate of 3.5 goals per game in the Championship this season. However, only two of their last 15 matches have featured four or more goals. Considering Swansea’s streak of 45 consecutive away matches with under 3.5 goals, this trend is expected to continue even against strong opposition.

Prediction: Middlesbrough 2 : 0 Swansea