Week 6 brings us a match on Aug 27th where Middlesbrough plays host to Swansea City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 23rd placed Middlesbrough is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Reading. Tyrese Fornah scored the first goal for Reading in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Middlesbrough couldn’t muster any offence and Reading ran away with the shutout win. Middlesbrough looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while swansea City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Luton Town. Allan Campbell struck first for Luton Town in the 14th minute, then Carlton Morris added another in the 72nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Swansea City couldn’t manage to score, and Luton Town took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Middlesbrough won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Swansea City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Harry Darling and Olivier Ntcham, and they each have 1 goal. Middlesbrough’s most prolific scorer has been Chuba Akpom. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.