Cardiff - Middlesbrough

Logo Cardiff
Cardiff
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Championship Season 2026 - Round 26
Planned
Logo Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
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Match preview

Cardiff take on Middlesbrough in Championship at Cardiff City Stadium on 16 January 2027.

The most recent match for Cardiff was a 0-3 defeat against Wolves, preceded by a 1-0 win over Birmingham.

The most recent match for Middlesbrough was a 3-0 win over Charlton, preceded by a 5-1 win over Bolton.

The numbers favour Middlesbrough, with 28 points and 17 goals conceded in 13 matches, against 14 points and 20 goals conceded in 13 matches for Cardiff.

The record over the 19 previous meetings: 6 wins for Cardiff, 9 wins for Middlesbrough and 4 draws. See every meeting between Cardiff and Middlesbrough.

Our algorithm predicts Middlesbrough to win, with a probability of 47%.

Team forms

Previous confrontations (H2H)

6 Cardiff
4 Draw
9 Middlesbrough
37% Over 2.5 goals
53% Both teams scored
2.5 Goals per match
Logo Cardiff 4 | Logo Middlesbrough 5 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Cardiff 1-4 Middlesbrough (2024)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Cardiff
1.00
Logo Middlesbrough
1.53
Goals in home matches
Logo Cardiff
0.67
Logo Middlesbrough
1.60
Goals in away matches
Logo Cardiff
1.30
Logo Middlesbrough
1.44
Above is calculated based on the below matches
Full H2H of Cardiff and Middlesbrough →

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Stadion

Stadion name

Cardiff City Stadium

Capacity

33280

Address

Leckwith Road
Caerdydd

table 2026

Championship
Team Pts
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 25
Birmingham Birmingham 23
Stoke City Stoke City 23
Swansea Swansea 23
West Ham United West Ham United 22
Wolves Wolves 21
West Brom West Brom 21
Southampton Southampton 20
QPR QPR 20
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 19
Blackburn Blackburn 18
Portsmouth Portsmouth 18
Norwich Norwich 15
Millwall Millwall 15
Bristol City Bristol City 15
Lincoln Lincoln 15
Cardiff Cardiff 14
Wrexham Wrexham 14
Bolton Bolton 14
Charlton Charlton 14
Watford Watford 11
Burnley Burnley 8
Derby Derby 7
Preston Preston 5
Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.
Logo Cardiff Cardiff — Formation: 4-2-3-1
1
Nathan Trott
38
Perry Ng
2
William Fish
3
Joel Bagan
23
Calum Scanlon
27
Joel Colwill
18
Alexander Robertson
11
Ollie Tanner
8
Jack Moylan
16
Chris Willock
9
Yousef Salech
7
William Lankshear
9
Tommy Conway
8
Riley McGree
11
Amario Cozier-Duberry
10
Aidan Morris
6
Sebastian Berhalter
30
Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto
29
Adilson Malanda
4
Ashley Famiwuya
2
Callum Brittain
1
Radek Vítek
Middlesbrough — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Middlesbrough