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Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City

17 Oct 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2026/2027

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24 completed meetings

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough

Latest: Millwall · 2–2

Match stats

15 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Millwall · 2026/2027

Cardiff City

Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 0–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Bolton Wanderers · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

13Middlesbrough wins

3Draws

8Cardiff City wins

46%Both teams scored

38%Over 2.5 goals

36Middlesbrough goals

23Cardiff City goals

At Middlesbrough’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games.

Middlesbrough statsCardiff City stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

MiddlesbroughPer matchCardiff City

2.75 / 4Goals scored0.75 / 4

1.75 / 4Goals conceded1.75 / 4

4.50 / 4Total match goals2.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.50 / 4

19.25 / 4Shots14.50 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners7.00 / 4

11.50 / 4Total match corners11.25 / 4

0.75 / 4Cards2.25 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatCardiff City

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.504 matches

1.004 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.754 matches

75% (3)4 matchesWins0% (0)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets25% (1)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored50% (2)4 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatCardiff City

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals50%4 matches

100%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatCardiff City

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match4.254 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners100%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners75%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners75%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners25%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners75%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners25%4 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatCardiff City

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match2.504 matches

2.004 matchesTotal cards / match4.754 matches

0.754 matchesYellow cards / match2.254 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards75%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards75%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards25%4 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatCardiff City

11.504 matchesShots conceded / match14.254 matches

63.25%4 matchesPossession / match62.75%4 matches

10.754 matchesFouls / match11.754 matches

2.504 matchesOffsides / match1.754 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

Cardiff City

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

2.08 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.41 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Cardiff City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.52

Ollie Tanner6 matches

2.43

Jack Moylan8 matches

2.35

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.53

Cian Ashford4 matches

1.86

Jack Moylan7 matches

1.78

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50

Aidan Morris6 matches

0.40

Cardiff City

Cian Ashford4 matches

0.86

Rubin Colwill3 matches

0.84