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Cardiff

Vs

Middlesbrough

Since 24/10/2020

CAR wins

Draws

MID wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

8 Cardiff · 20 Middlesb…

Goals per game

2.80

both sides combined

Over 1.5

100%

of meetings

Over 2.5

30%

of meetings

BTTS

60%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-1

04 Jan 2025

Next game

17 Oct

Saturday, Championship

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough: the head-to-head

Cardiff’s recent form against Middlesbrough has been bleak, with only a single win in the last six encounters. Since the rivalry began in 2020, the two sides have met ten times, a split of one victory for Cardiff, six for Middlesbrough and three draws. The average total goals per game stands at 2.8, with 100% of the meetings featuring at least two goals and 30% seeing three or more. Both clubs scored together in 60% of the fixtures. The latest clash, a 1-1 draw on 4 January 2025, saw Middlesbrough host Cardiff in the Championship. Across the decade, Cardiff have netted eight goals while Middlesbrough have scored twenty. At home Cardiff have failed to win any of the five matches, drawing once and losing four, whereas away they have managed one win, two draws and two losses. The next meeting is scheduled for 17 October 2026 in the Championship.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 League Table 06 Squad value analysis 07 Recent results 08 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Cardiff

Middlesbrough

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 10 games between these two clubs

10%

win %

60%

2.80

avg goals

2.80

100%

over 1.5 %

100%

30%

over 2.5 %

30%

over 3.5 %

30%

0.80

scored

2.00

conceded

0.80

60%

btts

60%

clean sheet

40%

11.00

corners

11.00

3.00

cards

3.00

Top three rows are this fixture: 10 meetings, 1 to Cardiff, 3 drawn, 6 to Middlesbrough, at 2.80 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cardiff

Won at home

0 of 5 home meetings

Won away

20%

1 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Middlesbrough

Won at home

40%

2 of 5 home meetings

Won away

80%

4 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cardiff
04 Jan 2025	Championship	Middlesbrough	1-1	Cardiff	D	view
31 Aug 2024	Championship	Cardiff	0-2	Middlesbrough	L	view
27 Apr 2024	Championship	Cardiff	1-4	Middlesbrough	L	view
03 Oct 2023	Championship	Middlesbrough	2-0	Cardiff	L	view
11 Feb 2023	Championship	Cardiff	1-3	Middlesbrough	L	view
13 Sep 2022	Championship	Middlesbrough	2-3	Cardiff	W	view
27 Apr 2022	Championship	Middlesbrough	2-0	Cardiff	L	view
23 Oct 2021	Championship	Cardiff	0-2	Middlesbrough	L	view
27 Feb 2021	Championship	Middlesbrough	1-1	Cardiff	D	view
24 Oct 2020	Championship	Cardiff	1-1	Middlesbrough	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cardiff · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

4.1

Avg scored

2.3

Avg conceded

1.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.00	1.27	1.87	1.00	2.13	1.53
vs Stronger (1)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	-	-
vs Similar (21)	1.57	1.48	1.40	1.00	1.73	1.91
vs Weaker (8)	3.25	0.75	3.25	1.00	3.25	0.50
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Middlesbrough · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.60	1.07	1.43	0.64	1.75	1.44
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (22)	1.68	1.23	1.70	0.70	1.67	1.67
vs Weaker (8)	1.38	0.62	0.75	0.50	2.00	0.75
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cardiff

WWWLWDDLDL

Last 10: 23 scored, 18 conceded.

Middlesbrough

DDDLWWLWWD

Last 10: 14 scored, 10 conceded.

Cardiff

Home · last 10

LLDWWWWDLD

4 won · 15 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

LWDWDDWLDL

3 won · 23 scored, 18 conceded

Middlesbrough

Home · last 10

LDLLWWDWWW

5 won · 14 scored, 8 conceded

Away · last 10

WDDDDDLLWD

2 won · 16 scored, 12 conceded

05League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

06Squad value analysis💰

CardiffMiddlesbrough

€29.1m

squad value

€142.2m

€50.9m

attack

€249.5m

€14.4m

midfield

€57.3m

€54.6m

defence

€174.3m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Middlesbrough carries the more valuable squad.

07Recent results📅

Cardiff

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Reading	3-1	W
22 Apr	vs Port Vale	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Northampton	5-1	W
02 May	@ Mansfield	4-5	L
08 Aug	vs Swindon	3-2	W
17 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-1	D
22 Aug	@ Derby	2-2	D
25 Aug	vs Norwich	1-2	L
29 Aug	vs Sheffield United	2-2	D
02 Sep	@ QPR	1-2	L

Middlesbrough

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
02 May	@ Wrexham	2-2	D
09 May	vs Southampton	0-0	D
12 May	@ Southampton	1-1	D
23 May	@ Hull	0-1	L
07 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-0	W
15 Aug	vs Lincoln	2-1	W
22 Aug	@ Blackburn	1-2	L
25 Aug	@ Doncaster	3-1	W
29 Aug	vs West Brom	3-1	W
02 Sep	@ Burnley	1-1	D