Middlesbrough v Swansea City: everything you need to know
Middlesbrough meet Swansea City at Riverside Stadium, Wednesday 6:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Middlesbrough 9, Swansea City 5, 4 drawn from 18 meetings.
The big picture
Middlesbrough come in 2nd on the ladder with 29 points; Swansea City are 6th on 26. Middlesbrough have the higher position to protect.
Middlesbrough are 8–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2 goals for and 1.3 against.
Swansea City are 8–4–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.1 against.
Form
Middlesbrough have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Watford 0–0.
Swansea City have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Portsmouth 1–3.
Head to head
These sides have met 18 times on our records since 2016: Middlesbrough 9, Swansea City 5, 4 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 2–2 at Swansea.com Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Middlesbrough by 3 goals in 2016-17 (3–0).
Players to watch
For Middlesbrough, watch Will Lankshear (1 goals a game in 2026-27) and Sebastian Berhalter (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).
For Swansea City, watch Adam Idah (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Joseph Opoku (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).
At Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough have won 10 of their last 19 at Riverside Stadium.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Middlesbrough have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
