Championship

Championship | Gameweek 15

Dec 2, 2020 at 7pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 1
Swansea

Watmore (26', 67')
Johnson (45'), Akpom (57')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Dhanda (78')
Fulton (45+1'), Grimes (85')

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The Match

Match Report

Warnock turned 72 on Tuesday and watched his side return to winning ways on Wednesday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Swansea City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Swansea City win with a probability of 39.45%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 33.26% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.32%) and 0-2 (7.18%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Swansea City
33.26%	27.3%	39.45%

Both teams to score 49.64%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.18%

55.82%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.06%

76.94%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.58%

31.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.21%

67.79%

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.38%

27.63%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.84%

63.16%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 33.25%

Swansea City 39.44%

Draw 27.29%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Swansea City
1-0 @ 10.04% 2-1 @ 7.48% 2-0 @ 5.82% 3-1 @ 2.89% 3-0 @ 2.25% 3-2 @ 1.86% Other @ 2.92% Total : 33.25%	1-1 @ 12.92% 0-0 @ 8.68% 2-2 @ 4.81% Other @ 0.88% Total : 27.29%	0-1 @ 11.16% 1-2 @ 8.32% 0-2 @ 7.18% 1-3 @ 3.57% 0-3 @ 3.08% 2-3 @ 2.06% 1-4 @ 1.15% 0-4 @ 0.99% Other @ 1.94% Total : 39.44%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Swansea

Middlesbrough

35.6%

Draw

37.0%

Swansea City

27.4%