On Sat Apr 23rd, in week 44, Swansea City plays host to Middlesbrough in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 13th placed Swansea City, recorded a 4-4 draw against Reading. Lucas João struck first for Reading in the 3rd minute from the penalty spot, then Hannes Wolf tied it up for Swansea City in the 6th minute on a feed from Flynn Downes . With 18 points in their last 10 matches Swansea City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Middlesbrough is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Huddersfield Town. Naby Sarr struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 41st minute, then Jordan Rhodes added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Lewis O’Brien In the end, Middlesbrough was frustrated by Huddersfield Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Huddersfield Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Isaiah Jones struck first for Middlesbrough in the 26th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Swansea City was frustrated by Middlesbrough’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Middlesbrough ended the match with the shutout victory.
Middlesbrough’s most prolific scorer has been Duncan Watmore. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Swansea City is glad to have Joel Piroe in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.