Middlesbrough vs Swansea match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 1 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref F. Hallam

Middlesbrough stats & fixtures · Swansea stats & fixtures

Middlesbrough beat Swansea 1–0 in the Championship on 9 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.35–0.10. Middlesbrough had 54% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Swansea match statistics

MiddlesbroughSwansea

54% Ball possession 46%
0.35 Expected goals (xG) 0.10
6 Total shots 3
3 Shots on target 1
1 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 1
2 Shots inside the box 1
7 Corners 2
15 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 6
2 Yellow cards 5
442 Passes 376
79% Pass accuracy 77%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card S. Silvera Middlesbrough
29' Yellow card J. Fulton Swansea
41' Yellow card G. Franco Swansea
51' Goal D. Fry (assist M. Whittaker) Middlesbrough
60' Yellow card E. Galbraith Swansea
90+6' Yellow card C. Burgess Swansea
90+7' Yellow card L. Ayling Middlesbrough
90+7' Yellow card L. Cullen Swansea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

5 A. Jones 6 D. Fry 12 L. Ayling

22 S. Silvera 7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris 2 C. Brittain

10 D. Burgzorg 11 M. Whittaker

9 T. Conway

Bench D. Barlaser , A. Gilbert , M. Forss , Tom Glover , Law McCabe , Neto Borges , G. McCormick , S. Finch , A. Kanté

Swansea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos

22 L. Vigouroux

14 J. Tymon 15 C. Burgess 5 B. Cabango 2 J. Key

4 J. Fulton 17 G. Franco

10 Eom Ji-Sung 30 E. Galbraith 35 Ronald

20 L. Cullen

Bench A. Fisher , M. Widell , Z. Vipotnik , B. Wales , K. Casey , Z. Inoussa , O. Cooper , Sam Parker , C. Congreve

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Swansea away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Swansea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Mar 25	Swansea v Middlesbrough	1–0
10 Aug 24	Middlesbrough v Swansea	1–0
6 Apr 24	Middlesbrough v Swansea	2–0
16 Dec 23	Swansea v Middlesbrough	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Middlesbrough vs Swansea head-to-head record