Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City preview for betting prediction

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 27.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Championship: High-level versus below average, at least based on the league table. Middlesbrough - Cardiff City. Home victory or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Middlesbrough and Cardiff City.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

12 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Middlesbrough have to build on here at Riverside Stadium in the Championship. Game days at Riverside Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Middlesbrough as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Middlesbrough shared the glory with Swansea City in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfield player McGree got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. McGree scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

Preceding that match was the home game against Huddersfield Town that was lost 0-2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Stoke City in only three days. This game is also played here at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough has scored 29 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Middlesbrough have only conceded 20 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cardiff City form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Cardiff City playing as the away team in the Championship this season. It's a growing despair in Cardiff as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Cardiff City are looking to quickly end their 189 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.

Cardiff City are travelling again after losing away to Sheffield United in their previous match (0-1). Defender Denham was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Denham won 7 of 9 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Luton Town.

A new game in only three days for Cardiff, the Championship home match versus Birmingham City. Busy days.

The visiting Cardiff City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Cardiff City have conceded 37 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Cardiff has visited these top teams seven times, and 5 of 7 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Cardiff City - Middlesbrough 0-2. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Middlesbrough, two draws and five wins for Cardiff City. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughM. Crooks
M. Crooks
8 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Šporar
A. Šporar
8 goals
MiddlesbroughD. Watmore
D. Watmore
7 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 21 43
18 12 5 Won W 2 7 14
10 2 0 Drew D 0 4 7
15 7 2 Lost L 5 10 22
53 29 12 Scored S 6 27 48
45 20 6 Conceded C 12 37 65
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
74% 76% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 86% 72%
37% 38% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 71% 56%
16% 10% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 23%
9% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 9%
47% 48% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 67% 51%
35% 33% 29% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 14%
28% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 43% 24% 37%
 
6 6.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.8 4.4
4.4 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.7 5
2.2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.9 2.3 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.8 12.5 14.1 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.8 11.1
4.3 4.6 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.9 3.7 3.8
29% 30% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 35% 29%
 
9.6 8.7 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 11.8 10.9
3 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 43 26 9 8 99 38 21 13 4 4 49 19 22 13 5 4 50 19 61 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 42 22 12 8 66 36 21 11 7 3 39 21 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 78
3 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
4 Nottingham Forest 42 21 10 11 66 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 20 9 6 5 28 16 29 73
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
8 Middlesbrough 43 18 10 15 53 45 21 12 2 7 29 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 8 64
9 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 43 16 12 15 54 59 21 9 7 5 27 23 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 60
15 Preston North End 43 14 16 13 44 50 21 8 10 3 28 23 22 6 6 10 16 27 -6 58
16 Blackpool 43 15 12 16 52 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 21 4 9 8 23 27 1 57
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 43 14 7 22 48 65 22 7 3 12 21 28 21 7 4 10 27 37 -17 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 43 6 12 25 32 64 21 5 7 9 17 24 22 1 5 16 15 40 -32 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 43 26 9 8 99 38 21 13 4 4 49 19 22 13 5 4 50 19 61 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 42 22 12 8 66 36 21 11 7 3 39 21 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 78
3 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
4 Nottingham Forest 42 21 10 11 66 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 20 9 6 5 28 16 29 73
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
8 Middlesbrough 43 18 10 15 53 45 21 12 2 7 29 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 8 64
9 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 43 16 12 15 54 59 21 9 7 5 27 23 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 60
15 Preston North End 43 14 16 13 44 50 21 8 10 3 28 23 22 6 6 10 16 27 -6 58
16 Blackpool 43 15 12 16 52 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 21 4 9 8 23 27 1 57
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 43 14 7 22 48 65 22 7 3 12 21 28 21 7 4 10 27 37 -17 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 43 6 12 25 32 64 21 5 7 9 17 24 22 1 5 16 15 40 -32 30

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.