Match Preview: Cardiff City v Middlesbrough (Saturday, 3pm)

Cardiff City host Middlesbrough on Saturday at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship.

In their last league match, on April 20, Cardiff beat Southampton 2-1 at home, with goals from Cian Ty Ashford and Famara Diedhiou.

Middlesbrough lost, 4-3 at home against Leeds United on Monday, with Emmanuel Latte Lath (two) and Isaiah Jones on the scoresheet.

In the last 10 years, Cardiff and Middlesbrough have played each other on 15 occasions. Cardiff won six of them, Middlesbrough seven, and they drew twice.

On average, the Bluebirds scored 1.0 goal and the Boro 1.3 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 3, when Middlesbrough won 2-0 at home.

With 50 goals in 44 games so far this season, Cardiff are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.1 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 61 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Middlesbrough, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.4 goals per game.

The Boro are ninth in the table after 44 games, of which they have won 18 and drawn nine, earning 63 points.

City are two places behind the away team in 11th, with 19 wins and five draws putting them on 62 points.

The Bluebirds are in mixed form in the Championship, with three wins and three losses from their last six games.

With two wins and three draws over that period, Middlesbrough’s form is similar – they have both taken nine points from 18.

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Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
Championship | Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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