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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 17 October at 13:30, Italian time.

Cardiff21st in ChampionshipvsMiddlesbrough3rd in Championship
6Points15
1-3-3Won-drawn-lost4-3-1
0.9Points per match1.9
9Goals for16
11Goals against12
0Clean sheets1
WLDLLFormDDWWD
—Current run2 draws in a row
1-2-0 · 5 ptsAt home (W-D-L)3-1-0 · 10 pts
0-1-3 · 1 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-1 · 5 pts
14.4 in 7Expected goals for (xG)15.8 in 8
10.8Expected goals against (xG)9.2
6.82Average player rating6.85
Jack Moylan (3)Top scorerWill Lankshear (6)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 17 October.
Middlesbrough v Cardiff, Saturday 17 October at 13:30The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Middlesbrough v Cardiff on Saturday 17 October
Middlesbrough v CardiffArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Middlesbrough 55%draw 21%Cardiff 24%
Most likely score2-110% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver66% over · 34% under
Both teams to scoreYes64% yes
Goals the model expects2.10 – 1.31Middlesbrough – Cardiff

Poisson model on 8 matches for Middlesbrough and 7 for Cardiff, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
5Cardiff wins
3draws
7Middlesbrough wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Cardiff 15, Middlesbrough 24 · 2.6 per match

  1. 4 Jan 2025Middlesbrough1-1CardiffChampionship
  2. 31 Aug 2024Cardiff0-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  3. 27 Apr 2024Cardiff1-4MiddlesbroughChampionship
  4. 3 Oct 2023Middlesbrough2-0CardiffChampionship
  5. 11 Feb 2023Cardiff1-3MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. 13 Sept 2022Middlesbrough2-3CardiffChampionship
  7. 27 Apr 2022Middlesbrough2-0CardiffChampionship
  8. 23 Oct 2021Cardiff0-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  9. 27 Feb 2021Middlesbrough1-1CardiffChampionship
  10. 24 Oct 2020Cardiff1-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  11. 18 Jul 2020Middlesbrough1-3CardiffChampionship
  12. 21 Sept 2019Cardiff1-0MiddlesbroughChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.