Championship
Saturday 17 October 2026 · 12:30 · HT 0-2 · Riverside, Middlesbrough · Referee Tom Nield
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Middlesbrough's last 5 home games and Cardiff City's last 5 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 7 of 10, over 2.5 goals in 7 of 10, with 11.8 corners per match (league 10.5) and 3.4 cards (league 4.0).
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All competitions
Figures, form and bet builder stats use Championship games only.
Seasons
2026/27
2025/26
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Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City, full match
57%
Possession
43%
2.76
Expected goals (xG)
0.85
36
Shots
7
12
Shots on target
3
11
Corners
4
9
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
4
Goals and cards
22'
Goal
Jack Moylan CAR
25'
Yellow card
Joel Bagan CAR
45+1'
Goal
Ollie Tanner CAR
58'
Goal
Tommy Conway MID
61'
Goal
Will Lankshear MID
83'
Red card
Gabriel Osho CAR
88'
Yellow card
Jack Moylan CAR
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Middlesbrough's last 5 home games and Cardiff City's last 5 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
70%
7/10 games · League 63%
Over 1.5 goals
80%
8/10 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
70%
7/10 games · League 60%
Over 3.5 goals
40%
4/10 games · League 37%
Over 9.5 corners
80%
8/10 games · League 58%
Over 3.5 cards
40%
4/10 games · League 51%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
20%
1/5 games · League 22%
Cardiff City clean sheet
0%
0/5 games · League 22%
Middlesbrough fail to score
0%
0/5 games · League 22%
Cardiff City fail to score
40%
2/5 games · League 22%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
3.2
League 2.9
Corners
11.8
League 10.5
Cards
3.4
League 4.0
