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 1-2 defeat against Blackburn, preceded by a 3-1 win over Charlton.

The most recent match for Middlesbrough was a 1-0 win over Wolves, preceded by a 2-2 draw with Birmingham.

The numbers favour Middlesbrough, with 18 points and 12 goals conceded in 9 matches, against 7 points and 14 goals conceded in 9 matches for Cardiff.

The record over the 18 previous meetings: 6 wins for Cardiff, 9 wins for Middlesbrough and 3 draws. See every meeting between Cardiff and Middlesbrough.

Our algorithm predicts Middlesbrough to win, with a probability of 44%.

Team forms

Previous confrontations (H2H)

6 Cardiff
3 Draw
9 Middlesbrough
33% Over 2.5 goals
50% Both teams scored
2.4 Goals per match
Logo Cardiff 4 | Logo Middlesbrough 5 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Cardiff 1-4 Middlesbrough (2024)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Cardiff
0.94
Logo Middlesbrough
1.50
Goals in home matches
Logo Cardiff
0.67
Logo Middlesbrough
1.56
Goals in away matches
Logo Cardiff
1.22
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
Swansea Swansea 20
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 18
West Ham United West Ham United 16
Stoke City Stoke City 16
Wolves Wolves 14
QPR QPR 14
Birmingham Birmingham 14
Millwall Millwall 14
West Brom West Brom 14
Bristol City Bristol City 14
Charlton Charlton 13
Blackburn Blackburn 12
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12
Wrexham Wrexham 11
Lincoln Lincoln 11
Southampton Southampton 10
Bolton Bolton 10
Norwich Norwich 9
Portsmouth Portsmouth 8
Watford Watford 8
Cardiff Cardiff 7
Burnley Burnley 7
Derby Derby 6
Preston Preston 4
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
4
Gabriel Osho
48
Dylan Lawlor
3
Joel Bagan
18
Alexander Robertson
27
Joel Colwill
11
Ollie Tanner
8
Jack Moylan
45
Cian Ashford
47
Callum Robinson
7
William Lankshear
9
Tommy Conway
8
Riley McGree
11
Amario Cozier-Duberry
6
Sebastian Berhalter
10
Aidan Morris
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