England: Championship
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough v Cardiff
Cardiff 1
Our pickMiddlesbrough to win
1 42%X 22%2 36%
Likely score 2–1 · Goals expected 3.5 · Over 2.5 67% · How we pick
Last 2 H2H games
04/01/25Middlesbrough1–1CardiffD
31/08/24Cardiff0–2MiddlesbroughW
Middlesbrough at home
15/09/26Middlesbrough2–2MillwallD
12/09/26Middlesbrough4–3NorwichW
29/08/26Middlesbrough3–1West BromW
15/08/26Middlesbrough2–1LincolnW
07/08/26Middlesbrough1–0WrexhamW
Cardiff away
12/09/26Bolton1–0CardiffL
05/09/26Portsmouth2–0CardiffL
02/09/26QPR2–1CardiffL
22/08/26Derby2–2CardiffD
25/07/26Forest Green1–5CardiffW
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Last 2 H2H games
04/01/25Middlesbrough1–1HT 1–1CardiffD
31/08/24Cardiff0–2HT 0–0MiddlesbroughW
H2H streaks
Middlesbrough won1 of last 2
Cardiff won0 of last 2
Draw1 of last 2
Over 1.52 of last 2
Over 2.50 of last 2
Both teams scored1 of last 2
1st half goal1 of last 2
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 | WWLDW |
| 2 |  West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 15 | DWWWW |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 | DDWWD |
| 4 |  Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 | WWDLW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 | LDWWD |
| 6 |  QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 | DDDLW |
| 7 |  Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 | WWDWW |
| 8 |  Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 | WLLWW |
| 9 |  Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 | LDDLD |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 11 | DWLDD |
| 11 |  Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | DDLWL |
| 12 |  Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 | LWWDD |
| 13 |  Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 10 | LWWDD |
| 14 |  Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 | WLDDW |
| 15 |  Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WWLLL |
| 16 |  Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | DWLLD |
| 17 |  Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 | LLWWL |
| 18 |  Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | LLWLW |
| 19 |  Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 | DDWLL |
| 20 |  Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 | LLWLL |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 | WLDLL |
| 22 |  Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 | DLLLW |
| 23 |  Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 | DLLWL |
| 24 |  Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 | DLDLD |
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About this match
Middlesbrough host Cardiff on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC (Championship) at Riverside Stadium.
In their last 2 H2H games Middlesbrough won 1, Cardiff won 0 and 1 ended level.
Middlesbrough won 4 of their last 5 home games; Cardiff won 1 of their last 5 away games.