Middlesbrough vs Cardiff prediction
Middlesbrough
Saturday, 17 October 2026
2:2Half time 0 : 2Championship
Cardiff
- Conway 58′
- Lankshear 61′
- Moylan 22′
- Tanner 45+1′
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Middlesbrough vs Cardiff: preview and prediction
Middlesbrough welcome Cardiff to Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday 17 October, with kick-off at 12:30. It's matchday 11 in the Championship. Middlesbrough go into it 1st in the table after 13 games, with Cardiff 17th, 16 places lower. Last time out Middlesbrough won 3-2 away at Stoke, and Cardiff beat Watford 5-1 at home. Middlesbrough haven't lost any of their last three at home.
Middlesbrough: form and key numbers
Middlesbrough have won eight, drawn four and lost one of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 30 and letting in 17. That has them 1st on 28 points.
Their last six in all competitions read three wins, two draws and one defeat, at 2.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Stoke 3-2 away; before that came a 1-0 win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and a 2-2 draw away at Birmingham.
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five. They have scored in each of their last five. At home they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 5 conceded). A. Jones (calf injury), D. Strelec (injury) and R. Pukstas (injury) are all unavailable.
- AStoke3-2W
- HWolverhampton Wanderers1-0W
- ABirmingham2-2D
- HMillwall2-2D
- HNorwich4-3W
- ACrystal Palace0-3L
Middlesbrough: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Cardiff: form and key numbers
So far in the Championship, Cardiff have won three, drawn five and lost five of 13, with 19 goals scored and 20 conceded, good for 17th place and 14 points.
Over the last six matches it has been two wins, one draw and three defeats, averaging 1.7 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they beat Watford 5-1 at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Blackburn and a 3-1 win at home to Charlton.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won none of three recently (1 scored, 5 conceded). C. Chambers (knee injury), D. Lawlor (hamstring injury) and R. Colwill (ankle injury), plus one other, are all unavailable.
- HWatford5-1W
- ABlackburn1-2L
- HCharlton3-1W
- ABolton0-1L
- HStoke1-1D
- APortsmouth0-2L
Cardiff: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff: match analysis
Home and away form points to Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough have won two of their last three at home, Cardiff none of their last three on the road. 14 points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | Swansea | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 26 |
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| 16 | Lincoln | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Cardiff | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
We make Middlesbrough clear favourites at 52%, with Cardiff on 24% and the draw at 24%.
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On goals, it expects around 3.3 in the game: 2.0 for Middlesbrough and 1.3 for Cardiff. Over 2.5 goals is 64% and both teams scoring 62%. Their last meeting, on 4 Jan 2025, finished 1-1.
- Middlesbrough1-1Cardiff
- Cardiff0-2Middlesbrough
- Cardiff1-4Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough2-0Cardiff
- Cardiff1-3Middlesbrough
- A. JonesCalf Injury
- D. StrelecInjury
- R. PukstasInjury
- C. ChambersKnee Injury
- D. LawlorHamstring Injury
- R. ColwillAnkle Injury
- Y. SalechInactive
Their recent games have averaged 3.5 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultMiddlesbrough win52%
- Double chanceEither team wins76%
- GoalsOver 2.564%
- Both teams to scoreYes62%
- Clean sheetMiddlesbrough28%
- CornersMiddlesbrough 6.3 · Cardiff 4.610.9 expected
- Cards4.0 yellows expectedRed 0%
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