Cardiff City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
- Assistant 1 Rob Smith
- Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L 25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D 17 Aug Burnley FC A 0–5 L 10 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L 04 May Rotherham United FC A 2–5 L 27 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W 24 Aug Portsmouth FC H 2–2 D 17 Aug Derby County FC A 0–1 L 10 Aug Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W 04 May Watford FC H 3–1 W 27 Apr Cardiff City FC A 4–1 W Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Cardiff City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cardiff City FC and Middlesbrough FC.
- 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Manolis Siopis on 5.
- 10' Yakou Meite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anfernee Dijksteel made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isaiah Jones, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Tommy Conway has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' Dimitrios Goutas is replacing Jesper Daland for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Tanner. He replaces Yakou Meite on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 55' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matt Clarke on 55.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Alex Robertson is replaced by Rubin Colwill on 62 minute.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Aidan Morris gets a card.
- 69' Emmanuel Latte Lath is replacing Delano Burgzorg for the Middlesbrough FC side.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Alex Gilbert. He replaces Tommy Conway on 70 minute.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Callum Robinson. He replaces Wilfride Kanga on 72 minute.
- 77' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 81' What a strike from Aaron Ramsey! The score is 1-1.
- 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 89' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Finn Azaz is replaced by Micah Hamilton on 89 minute.
- 90' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Simpson is hanging Isaiah Jones on the field on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Middlesbrough FC.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Yakou Meite ↓ Ollie Tanner 46'
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- 10
- 12
- 38
- 15
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16
Chris Willock ↓ Anwar El Ghazi 62'
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18
Alex Robertson ↓ Rubin Colwill 62'
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Bench
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47
Callum Robinson ↑ 72'
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20
Anwar El Ghazi ↑ 62'
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Dimitrios Goutas ↑ 43'
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27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 62'
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Ollie Tanner ↑ 46'
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Coach Erol BulutMiddlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 12
- 15
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- 10
- 30
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11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Nathan Simpson 90'
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- 18
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20
Finn Azaz ↓ Micah Hamilton 89'
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Tommy Conway ↓ Alex Gilbert 70'
Bench
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9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↑ 69'
- 31
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Alex Gilbert ↑ 70'
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Micah Hamilton ↑ 89'
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- 43
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Nathan Simpson ↑ 90'
Coach Michael Carrick -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Emmanuel Latte Lath 3 Riley McGree 3 Matt Clarke 2 Josh Murphy 2 Sean Morrison 2 Perry Ng 1 Sheyi Ojo 1 Marcus Forss 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Middlesbrough FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.97 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.72 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 47%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 79%Cardiff City FC or Middlesbrough FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%0 – 1 10.8%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 8.7%1 – 0 5.6%0 – 3 5.5%1 – 3 5.4%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 2 4.6%2 – 0 3.1%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 13% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 47% — 53% +1 47% 23% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 17% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.