Match Analysis

Reason For Middlesbrough vs Swansea Betting Tips

• Both sides have posted seven clean sheets from 14 games this season.
• Just five of the sides’ combined 28 outings have produced more than 2.5 goals.
• Boro have lost just one of their seven home games (W4, D2), while Swansea have suffered just one defeat from seven starts on the road (W3, D3).

Defence to Dominate at the Riverside

The Championship’s two best defensive units pit their wits against each other at the Riverside Stadium this week and everything points towards a low-scoring, hard fought contest.

The sides have kept seven clean sheets apiece and conceded just 17 goals between them so far this season, so it will come as little surprise that only five of the teams’ combined 28 starts have produced over 2.5 goals.

We’re confident that trend will continue here on Tuesday night, particularly as we factor in the sides’ strong respective home and away records.

Boro have lost just one from seven at the Riverside (W4, D2), while Swansea have also suffered just the sole defeat from their seven starts on the road (W3, D3).

With Boro losing two of their last three overall including a somewhat loose 3-2 reverse at Huddersfield on Saturday, the Welsh outfit undoubtedly come into this one in better form after claiming seven points from their last three matches.

But Neil Warnock should swiftly address the lapses shown by his side at the weekend and defensively, we can expect a return to form from the hosts who should keep things extremely tight. Under 2.5 goals looks a shoo-in and with little likely to separate the sides on the night, we’re also forecasting a 0-0 draw and an eighth shut out in 15 games for both teams

Match Odds

Home win: 2.54

Away win: 2.91

Draw: 3.10

Over 2.5 goals: 2.41

Under 2.5 goals: 1.57