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Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough

16 Jan 2027, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027

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24 completed meetings

Cardiff City

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Cardiff City

Latest: Charlton Athletic · 3–1

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Charlton Athletic · 2026/2027

Middlesbrough

Latest: Birmingham City · 2–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Birmingham City · 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 Cardiff City’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

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

Cardiff City statsMiddlesbrough 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.

Cardiff CityPer matchMiddlesbrough

1.75 / 4Goals scored1.25 / 4

1.25 / 4Goals conceded1.25 / 4

3.00 / 4Total match goals2.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.00 / 4

22.50 / 4Shots15.75 / 4

8.75 / 4Corners4.25 / 4

13.00 / 4Total match corners10.25 / 4

2.25 / 4Cards1.25 / 4

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

More team stats

Results & goals

Cardiff CityStatMiddlesbrough

1.004 matchesGoals scored by half-time1.004 matches

1.254 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.004 matches

25% (1)4 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesDraws50% (2)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets100% (4)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves25% (1)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Cardiff CityStatMiddlesbrough

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals100%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time100%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

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

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time0%4 matches

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

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

Corners

Cardiff CityStatMiddlesbrough

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match6.004 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners75%4 matches

100%4 matchesWon 5+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 7+ corners25%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 9+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners25%4 matches

Cards

Cardiff CityStatMiddlesbrough

2.254 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

4.504 matchesTotal cards / match3.504 matches

2.254 matchesYellow cards / match1.254 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards50%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards0%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards75%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards25%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%4 matches

Shots & play

Cardiff CityStatMiddlesbrough

10.254 matchesShots conceded / match12.004 matches

66.75%4 matchesPossession / match57.25%4 matches

9.004 matchesFouls / match9.254 matches

1.754 matchesOffsides / match2.504 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.

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

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 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.

Cardiff City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.52

Ollie Tanner6 matches

2.43

Jack Moylan8 matches

2.35

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Cardiff City

Yousef Salech7 matches

4.53

Cian Ashford4 matches

1.86

Jack Moylan7 matches

1.78

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

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.

Cardiff City

Cian Ashford4 matches

0.86

Rubin Colwill3 matches

0.84

Perry Ng5 matches

0.76

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50