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Middlesbrough v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Saturday afternoon sees Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough and Erol Bulut’s Cardiff City go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Riverside Stadium. This preview has the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you explore. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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M'Boro
51%
--
Draw
24%
--
Cardiff
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
M'Boro 1-0
11%
--
M'Boro 2-1
10%
--
M'Boro 2-0
9%
--
Cardiff 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
M'Boro 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
M'Boro 3-0
5%
--
Cardiff 2-0
4%
--
M'Boro 3-2
3%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
M'Boro 4-1
2%
--
M'Boro 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
42%
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M'Boro win to nil
27%
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Cardiff win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 12 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 23rd position in the Championship on 18 points having played 22 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Cardiff have conceded 37 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2314632848 
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
2
Sheff Utd2315531948 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
3
Burnley2313822147 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
4
Sunderland2312831644 
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
5
Blackburn221156738 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
6
Watford221147337 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Jan 14
Dec 29
7
M'Boro Home2310671036 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
8
West Brom238114935 
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
9
Sheff Wed23968-233 
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
10
Swansea23869330 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
11
Bristol C23797-130 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
12
Norwich23788429 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-1A
May 3
13
Millwall22778228 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
14
Derby237610027 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
15
Coventry237610-227 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
16
Preston235117-626 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
17
QPR235108-825 
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
18
Luton237412-1425 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
19
Stoke235711-922 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
20
Oxford Utd225611-1521 
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
21
Portsmouth21489-1120 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
22
Hull234712-1119 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
23
Cardiff Away224612-1618 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
-
-
24
Plymouth224612-2718 
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
M'Boro1 - 0Millwall
M'Boro3 - 1Hull
M'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
M'Boro5 - 1Luton
M'Boro0 - 3Coventry
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro2 - 0Stoke
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
M'Boro1 - 0Swansea
M'Boro3 - 1Watford
M'Boro3 - 4Leeds
M'Boro2 - 0Swansea
M'Boro2 - 0Sheff Wed
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1Norwich
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
M'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro0 - 1Sunderland
HM'Boro1 - 1Preston
AM'Boro2 - 0Cardiff
Cardiff 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Swansea1 - 1Cardiff
Burnley5 - 0Cardiff
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Millwall3 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Coventry1 - 2Cardiff
Swansea2 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 1Cardiff
Norwich4 - 1Cardiff
West Brom2 - 0Cardiff
Watford0 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 3Oxford Utd
HCardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
ACardiff2 - 2Stoke
HCardiff0 - 2Preston
ACardiff2 - 2Coventry
HCardiff0 - 2QPR
ACardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
HCardiff1 - 3Blackburn
ACardiff0 - 1Luton
HCardiff2 - 1Norwich
ACardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
HCardiff5 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 1Bristol C
HCardiff1 - 0Millwall
ACardiff1 - 4Hull
HCardiff0 - 2Leeds
ACardiff0 - 1Derby
HCardiff0 - 2M'Boro
ACardiff1 - 1Swansea
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
M'Boro have beaten Cardiff in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 2009
M'Boro
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
16
14
Games: Scored
9 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
3 / 12
MID
6
D
1
CAR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 0
2 - 3Cardiff
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
M'Boro3 - 1
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro2 - 1
0 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 0
0 - 1Cardiff
League games at Cardiff since 2010
Cardiff
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
10
19
Games: Scored
9 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
4 / 13
MID
7
D
1
CAR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 2M'Boro
1 - 4M'Boro
1 - 3M'Boro
0 - 2M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff1 - 0
Cardiff1 - 0
0 - 1M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 0
2 - 3M'Boro
0 - 3M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.7 against Cardiff City on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

M'Boro 7th Cardiff 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
39%
better
MID
CAR
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Games scored18
12
Failed to score5
10
Scored first13
7
Goals scored41
21
Avg. goals scored1.8
1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
15%
better
MID
CAR
view stats
Games conceded17
18
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first10
14
Goals conceded31
37
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
19%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+15%

M'Boro v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22996
F AzazE LathF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Lath FWD2392
3
-
F Azaz MID2289
3
-
H Hackney MID2031
4
1
N Borges DEF192
3
-
T Conway FWD198
-
D Burgzorg FWD192
1
-
G Edmundson DEF181
6
-
L Ayling DEF182
1
-
B Doak FWD1825
5
-
I Jones FWD18
1
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
A Dijksteel DEF1511
2
-
A Morris MID15
2
-
M Clarke DEF142
-
R McGree MID1415
2
-
D Barlaser MID1411
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
R Berg DEF11
2
1
J Howson MID91
-
D Fry DEF6
-
L Engel DEF4
1
-
M Forss FWD4
-
A Gilbert FWD3
-
T Glover GLK1
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20645
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Colwill MID2214
2
-
C Chambers DEF20
3
-
C O'Dowda MID2011
3
-
P Ng DEF191
5
-
D Goutas DEF191
1
-
J Alnwick GLK18
1
-
C Willock MID1811
-
O Tanner FWD1821
1
-
A Robertson MID1721
3
-
C Robinson FWD176
1
-
A Ghazi FWD1721
-
M Siopis MID16
5
-
Y Méïté FWD161
1
-
W Kanga FWD15
-
J Bagan DEF12
2
1
J Ralls MID121
5
-
D Turnbull MID121
2
-
A Rinomhota MID11
2
-
J Daland DEF8
1
-
C. Ashford MID61
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
J Collins DEF4
1
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
M. Reindorf FWD2
-
M Fagan-Walcott DEF1
-