Swansea v Middlesbrough Betting Preview – Premier League 2nd April 1.30pm
This is a big game for Swansea for their survival hopes. Three points against a side stuck in the relegation zone would be huge for the Welsh club who are carrying the home form to pull this one off. As for Middlesbrough, their toothless attack has left them struggling badly and this could be a big nail going into their coffin.
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Swansea v Middlesbrough Betting Tips
There is a huge three-point reward on offer for Swansea who will feel much better off about their survival chances if they can earn them. Middlesbrough are one of the three teams beneath them in the league and the Swans have the chance to open up a big lead over them. They have form too. The Swans are on a three-match winning streak at home in the top flight and they have scored at least two goals in each of those as well. A Swansea 2-0 correct score at SkyBet is a price of 8/1 while a 1-0 win for the home side is a 6/1 punt. Boro beat Swansea 3-0 when the two met at the Riverside earlier in the season, but Swans are on a two-match winning streak at home against them in all competitions, with both of those wins coming through a 1-0 scoreline. If you just wanted to cover yourself and back Swansea to win to nil at Bet365 you have a price of 21/10 on that. While Swansea haven’t been able to produce on the road, they are definitely turning things around at home.
Middlesbrough aren’t at the races and they are rapidly facing the prospect of Championship football next season. They will be in bigger trouble with defeat in this one. They have picked up no victory in their last eleven Premier League matches now (D4 L7) and they have scored just the one goal in their last five games played. So they really aren’t producing anything to pressure any side they meet and with 20 goals for the season they are the lowest scorers in the top flight, but then they are going up the league’s worst defence in this one. Boro have only conceded 33 goals this season in the top flight, which is fewer than both Liverpool and Arsenal have managed, and under 2.5 goals at SkyBet is a 4/6 punt, largely because you would expect Swansea to win to nil. Middlesbrough have averaged only 2.4 shots on target per game this season, the lowest amount of all of Europe’s big five leagues. Just once this season have they managed to score more than two goals in a game (the 3-0 win over Swansea). Boro’s away record this season is W1 D6 L7 and they are on a three-match winning streak on the road (no goals scored). Swansea’s Fernando Llorente heads up the anytime goalscorer market at 11/8 with Gylfi Sigurdsson at 7/4. Boro’s Alvaro Negredo is a 5/2 option.
Swansea v Middlesbrough Betting Odds
Swansea 10/11, Draw 23/10, Middlesbrough 16/5
Swansea v Middlesbrough Predictions
Swansea Home Win: The Welsh Club can do themselves a huge favour in this one by winning on home soil. The lifeline that Boro has in the top flight is rapidly fading and their toothless attack is likely going to be their downfall again.
