Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Cardiff City

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Cardiff City will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-1 Championship victory versus Southampton.

In that match, Cardiff City managed 38% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Cardiff City, the goals were scored by Famara Diédhiou (68') and Cian Ashford (96'). For their opponents, Southampton got 21 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Joe Aribo (12') scored for Southampton.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Cardiff City have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Cardiff City have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals along the way. That trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, of course.

Ahead of this clash, Cardiff City haven't beaten Middlesbrough in their previous 2 league matches.

Middlesbrough

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Leeds United in Championship action, Middlesbrough will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Middlesbrough managed 67% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Middlesbrough, the scorers were Isaiah Jones (7') and Emmanuel Latte Lath (30', 87'). For their opponents, Leeds United got 8 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Crysencio Summerville (14', 61'), Patrick Bamford (18') and Wilfired Gnonto (39') scored for Leeds United.

Over the course of their last 6 clashes, Middlesbrough have bagged a total of 11 goals. Middlesbrough have also managed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, they have had 8 goals go into their own net.

Their previous form shows that Middlesbrough:

• have not lost to Cardiff City when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 away league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 27/02/2021 shows us that Cardiff City have won 1 of these games & Middlesbrough 4, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between them in this period, with 5 of them from The Bluebirds and 12 for The Boro. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Championship match day 10 on 03/10/2023 and the score finished Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City.

On that day, Middlesbrough had 61% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Isaiah Jones (56') and Emmanuel Latte Lath (84').

For their opponents, Cardiff City got 6 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Andrew Madley.

📰 Team News: Cardiff City

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Mark McGuinness (unknown injury) will miss out.

We are thinking that The Bluebirds could employ a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match, handing starts to Ethan Horvath, Mahlon Romeo, Nathaniel Phillips, Dimitrios Goutas, Ollie Tanner, Manolis Siopis, Joe Ralls, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill, David Turnbull and Famara Diedhiou.

📋 Team News: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick has not got a full squad to pick from. Darragh Lenihan (Ankle surgery) and Riley McGree (unknown injury) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that The Boro appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Seny Dieng, Luke Ayling, Rav van den Berg, Matt Clarke, Luke Thomas, Jonathan Howson, Lewis O'Brien, Isaiah Jones, Finn Azaz, Sam Greenwood and Emmanuel Latte Lath.

✨ Prediction

We think that Cardiff City will have their work cut out to break down this Middlesbrough outfit who we reckon should gain the upper hand.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a good battle with a 0-1 winning margin for Middlesbrough at the end of this game.

Should be an interesting one.

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Lucas Pereira, 21:01 26/04/2024