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Middlesbrough travel to take on Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Boro have recorded 5 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was more than a decade ago, in January 1995, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Tue 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 07 Jan | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Fri 27 Apr | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 26 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 15 May | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 13 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 03 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 5 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Swansea City. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |