2025-08-09 14:00
Farai Hallam
Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough have won each of their last five home league games against Swansea City, with four of those victories coming via a one-goal margin.
Swansea City won their last league game against Middlesbrough and will be looking to win successive matches against Boro for the first time since June 2020.
Middlesbrough beat Swansea on MD1 of the last Championship season and will be looking to win back-to-back opening matches of a league season for the first time since 1994.
Swansea have failed to win any of their last four opening day fixtures (D2 L2), with both defeats during that time coming on the road via one-goal margin.
Middlesbrough’s Riley McGree has struck three goals across his prior five league appearances against Swansea, his most against any side in the EFL.