Middlesbrough v Swansea result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea

Championship · Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Swansea · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: A. Davies
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 1 · draws 1 · Swansea 4 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 2D 2L · Swansea 2W 1D 2L

Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.33 / 4.6

Corners

against 4.33 / 5.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.17 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 2.5 / 5.2 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.67 / 1.6

Cards

against 2.67 / 1.8 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 November 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 November 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Swansea for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.33 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.5 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.4 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.17 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 14.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	7.8 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
U. Ikpeazu n 8	31.5	3.2 2/2	1.8 4/1	—
M. Payero n 8	64.9	2.4 5/3	1.2 4/2	—
J. Lea Siliki n 8	23.9	2.4 3/2	1.4 2/1	—
J. Coburn n 8	40.8	1.9 4/3	1.9 4/3	—
M. Crooks n 8	87.8	1.5 7/3	0.9 5/2	K. Smith

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Watmore n 8	56.6	2.6 6/3	2 5/2
U. Ikpeazu n 8	31.5	2.1 4/2	1.1 2/1
M. Payero n 8	64.9	1.9 6/4	0.9 4/1
M. Tavernier n 8	90	1.5 6/3	0.8 4/2
J. Coburn n 8	40.8	1.4 4/1	1.4 4/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Coburn n 8	40.8	0.8 3/0	0 0/0
A. Šporar n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
D. Watmore n 8	56.6	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
P. McNair n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
M. Crooks n 8	87.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Crooks n 8	87.8	3.5 7/6
L. Peltier n 8	89.3	2.3 8/5
I. Jones n 8	70.4	2.2 6/5
M. Payero n 8	64.9	2.1 7/3
P. McNair n 8	90	2 6/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Daniels n 8	90	2.4 4/4
J. Lumley n 8	90	1.8 3/3

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Whittaker n 8	42.9	2.1 5/1	0 0/0	—
K. Smith n 8	64.6	1.9 6/4	0.9 4/1	M. Crooks
F. Downes n 8	52.3	1.5 6/1	2.2 6/2	—
J. Latibeaudiere n 8	57.1	1.2 4/2	1.4 4/3	—
M. Obafemi n 8	32.6	1 3/0	1 3/0	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Obafemi n 8	32.6	3.1 5/3	1.4 3/1
M. Whittaker n 8	42.9	2.6 3/2	1.6 3/1
O. Ntcham n 8	63.8	1.9 7/3	1.1 5/1
J. Piroe n 8	79.4	1.6 7/3	1.1 6/2
L. Cullen n 8	24.5	1.4 2/1	0.5 1/0

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Piroe n 8	79.4	0.6 4/0	0.4 3/0
M. Whittaker n 8	42.9	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
Ryan Manning n 8	81	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/0
O. Ntcham n 8	63.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Paterson n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Cullen n 8	24.5	1.8 4/0
K. Naughton n 8	90	1.5 6/3
Ryan Manning n 8	81	1.5 5/3
F. Downes n 8	52.3	1.5 4/2
M. Grimes n 8	90	1.3 5/3

Swansea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Hamer n 8	90	2.6 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Swansea
33%	Possession	67%
5	Shots	15
2	Shots on target	5
2	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	5
4	Shots inside the box	7
5	Corners	5
3	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
286	Passes	604
64%	Pass accuracy	86%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Daniels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
S. Bamba	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
P. McNair	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7.9
I. Jones	90	1	0	1	1	0	6	0	8.3
M. Crooks	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
M. Bola	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
A. Dijksteel	89	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
A. Šporar	73	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
D. Watmore	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
O. Hernández sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
U. Ikpeazu sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Fry sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Cabango	90	1	1	2	1	0	7
K. Naughton	90	0	0	4	4	0	8.2
M. Grimes	90	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
F. Downes	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
Ryan Manning	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
J. Paterson	90	2	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Piroe	90	2	1	1	2	0	6.7
E. Laird	78	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
R. Williams	67	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Smith	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
O. Ntcham sub	45	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
M. Obafemi sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Latibeaudiere sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Swansea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughLDDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

SwanseaWLDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 1 · 1 draw · Swansea 4 · 2.83 goals/game

2021-03-06 Swansea 2–1 Middlesbrough
2020-12-02 Middlesbrough 2–1 Swansea
2020-06-20 Middlesbrough 0–3 Swansea
2019-12-14 Swansea 3–1 Middlesbrough
2019-04-06 Swansea 3–1 Middlesbrough
2018-09-22 Middlesbrough 0–0 Swansea

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos70 pts46 pl+9 GD

Swansea#15 pos61 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.28

Swansea scored1.26

Middlesbrough conceded1.09

Swansea conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Swansea?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 1, Swansea won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Swansea?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 2D 2L; Swansea 2W 1D 2L.

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