Middlesbrough vs Swansea Prediction & Tips
Last season, Middlesbrough finished in mid-table, scoring 64 points from 46 games to finish tenth. The team was four points off sixth place and failed to challenge for the playoffs. Ahead of the new campaign, Boro played five pre-season friendlies without a win: four draws and one defeat. Moreover, in none of those matches did they manage to keep a clean sheet.
Swansea were not far behind Middlesbrough last season. In 46 games, the Welsh side scored 61 points, just three fewer than their opponents, to finish eleventh in the table. The Swans also played five friendlies: one draw, one win and three defeats, losing their last three matches. Only in one of those five matches did they manage to keep a clean sheet; in the others, they conceded goals.
