Swansea take on the visitors Middlesbrough in the round 44 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, April 23rd at Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea).
For the "swans" season can be considered as a failure. After the fourth position of the last season they are in the lower part of the standings. Too much was lost in the beginning. But Martin's team enters the finish line with positive emotions - the unbeaten streak has already been seven matches. Perhaps this is just because of the simple calendar, because in the opponents of Swansea there was not a single team higher than the seventh position. But in general, it's not that important. In theory, with one match in hand, the hosts can still compete for the sixth position. It's simple - you beat Middlesbrough, then Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, in the last round of the QPR - and here it is, the sixth position. In practice, this is very difficult to do. The Welsh have a lot of draw. Yes, and the home-field advantage does not always help.
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Middlesbrough after the defeat from the “terriers” has already fallen to the ninth position and the chances of getting into the playoffs are less and less. It seems that this was the key game of the championship and Wilder lost it. You can talk about the calendar - in four rounds they had to play with Huddersfield, Fulham and Bournemouth and without scoring even once in four games, Middlesbrough gained only one point. The rest of the matches are not so difficult. But there is no certainty that Boro will start winning again. A lot of energy was given to the FA Cup, yes, the victories over the representatives of the Premier League are wonderful, but now what's the point if you can't get into the top 6. There are still chances and the setback cannot go on forever.
Bookmakers see Wilder's wards as the favorite of the fight, but they don't really believe that a motivated Swansea will lose to an opponent in his field. The visiotrs show solid football but there is a problem with the implementation of own chances. Will it be possible to break the goalless streak? Middlesbrough was very good in March, now the team is in bad shape. What can not be said about Swansea. Given the importance of the duel, I will assume that the match may end in a peaceful outcome. Which no longer suits both teams. Whoever takes the risk wins.
Prediction for the match: Swansea to win with +0.5 handicap.
