Date: Saturday 16th December 2023
Kick-Off: 15:00 UK, 16:00 CET
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough top free betting tips
This match between Swansea City and Middlesbrough is a hard one to call. Both teams on paper have excellent sides, albeit Middlesbrough is without a few players through injury. Recent form suggests that both teams are poor. Middlesbrough has won just one of their previous five matches, losing the other four while Swansea City won just once in their previous seven fixtures, a 2-1 away win over Rotherham United.
Anytime goalscorer prediction: Emmanuel Latte Lath to Score Anytime
Middlesbrough's Emmanuel Latte Lath has scored three times in his previous three matches including two goals against Leeds United at Elland Road. The way Middlesbrough set up means they often create chances with just Leicester, Leeds and Blackburn creating more big chances than Middlesbrough this season. Latte Lath has shown lately that he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. As long as Middlesbrough can create a chance for Latte Lath, he will take it.
Total goals prediction: Under 2.5 Goals
This prediction may come as a surprise given how attacking both sides are but with the bad both teams have been playing recently, we can not see too many goals in this encounter. Two of the previous four head-to-head meetings has seen 2.5 goals or less scored with Middlesbrough winning 1-0 at the Riverside in 2021 and then a 1-1 draw being played out in the reverse fixture.
Correct score prediction: 1-1 Draw
We predict that Swansea and Middlesbrough will play out a 1-1 draw. Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough are currently going through an injury crisis with their injured players being good enough to almost make up a starting eleven which could compete in the Championship. Swansea currently have no players out injured which gives them a slight advantage but with how good Middlesbrough are regardless of their injuries, we can not see Swansea walking away with all three points and instead the points being shared.
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough: What the fans think
This Swansea fan reacts badly to an increase in prices for Season Tickets
Another massive price rise again this season, £320 to £370 (15%) last year and now £411 (11%)
£91 in 2 seasons is crazy no wonder the attendances are plummeting. £40 swans cash mask the rise -probably get pulled next year. @swanstrust any comments on another above inflation rise
— no1jack8 (@no1jack8) December 14, 2023
Middlesbrough fans were not happy after their defeat to Hull City
Bar maybe Lath and Howson no one deserves any praise here, completely on us as we let ourselves down second half, Carrick should of made subs way earlier to freshen it up as we all knew it was coming with how stale it was
— Ty (@_TY_97) December 13, 2023
How far will Middlesbrough‘s fans travel to Swansea?
Middlesbrough being based in the North East means their fans are used to the longer away journeys in the Championship and this fixture is another one of them which will see Middlesbrough fans on the road for hours and hours. The journey from the Riverside Stadium to the Swansea.com Stadium will take the travelling Boro faithful a total of twelve hours and the fans will travel almost seven hundred miles there and back.
Swansea City vs Middlesbrough: Tickets
Adult ticket prices range between £27 and £34.
FAQs regarding Swansea City vs Middlesbrough
What was Swansea's last result? 1-1 draw against Stoke City.
What was Middlesbrough's last result? 2-1 defeat against Hull City.
Who is the player to watch? Emmanuel Latte Lath.