Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough prediction for Saturday’s Championship round 31 clash at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Middlesbrough to Win or Draw – 1.31
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 3 Goals – 1.37
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 0-1 – 1.73
Middlesbrough to Win or Draw
Middlesbrough have won six of their 15 away games in the Championship which makes them 40% favorites to win this game. Cardiff City meanwhile drew and lost 11 of their 14 home matches in the league.
Under 3 Goals
Cardiff’s last eight matches in the Championship were low-scoring affairs with two or fewer goals scored in each of them. Likewise, 60% of Middlesbrough’s away games in the league produced under three strikes.
Anytime Correct Score 0-1
Middlesbrough scored the first goals and took a 1-0 lead in five of their last six league games. On the other end, Cardiff City conceded first in four of their last five matches. Also, Boro scored first in two of their last three meetings with Cardiff City.
Cardiff City
Cardiff City failed to climb from their 21st position on the Championship table as they suffered their third successive defeat in the previous round at the hands of Hull City by 1-0. The Bluebirds are winless in their last 11 league games and drew five of their previous nine fixtures.
There was a 64.3% drop in Cardiff’s average goals scored per game in the last eight rounds. To illustrate, the Bluebirds have an average of 0.70 goals per game during the season but they managed to net just 0.25 goals per game in their last eight outings.
Middlesbrough
With the 3-0 home win over Blackpool, Middlesbrough have recorded their second consecutive victory in the Championship. Boro managed to keep two clean sheets in three of their last four games as they are currently lying in the third position with 48 points.
Since the beginning of the season, Middlesbrough picked up 1.60 points per game in the Championship. That number increased by 40.6% in their last eight games to 2.25 goals per league fixture. In addition, Boro scored at least a goal in 11 of their last 15 away matches.
Considering the form of both teams in the last 11 league games, Middlesbrough are at a much better level as they won nine games in that period. However, in order to stay away from the relegation zone, Cardiff must pick up points and we think they might be able to snatch one from this one.
The average total number of corners awarded in Cardiff City’s games is 9.67 per game and in Middlesbrough’s games is 10.17. Cardiff usually win 5.73 corners per home game while Boro win 5.67 in their away matches. With odds of 1.57 at 1xBet, we predict to see under 11 corners in this game.
Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom was on target twice in their last win over Blackpool as the Englishman increased his goals tally in the Championship to 16. Akpom currently leads the top scorer table in the league and has a 7.40 rating average in the 20 appearances for Middlesbrough.
Cardiff City’s injured players are Adams, Romeo, and Collins.
On Middlesbrough’s side, Ramsey and Clarke are on the injury list.
Cardiff City: Allsopp; Ng, Kipre, McGuinness, Simpson; Pjilogene-Bidace, Sawyers, Wintle, O’Dowda; Ojo, Robinson;
Middlesbrough: Steffen; Smith, McNair, Lenihan, Giles; Howson, Hackney; Forss, Akpom, McGree; Archer;
This match will be played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd))
The starting whistle will sound on February 11th, 2023. 15:00 UTC.
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