Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea City — xTears 11.38 (09/08/25)

Middlesbrough won 1-0 against Swansea City on 9 August 2025 during Matchday 1 of EFL Championship, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 11.38 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Middlesbrough still ran through D. Fry at 51' goal (+1.52 xT) and C. Burgess at 90+6' yellow card (+1.22 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Middlesbrough punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. Discipline pressure: 7 yellows.