Middlesbrough vs Cardiff – Prediction, Odds & Live Stats

	Date	Home	Score	Away	1x2	Drop	Home Asian Handicap	Goal Line	Asian Corners	Dangerous Attacks	Total Shots	Shots on Target	Corners
	04-01-2025 15:00	2 ^[5] Middlesbrough	1 - 1 1 - 1	Cardiff ^[23] 3	S: - 4.00 ? K: ?4.33 -	2%	? 1.820 ? 1.950	- ?	? 1.975, 1.825	?-? 26-10	10-9 3-4	?-? 2-1	4-4 1-3
	31-08-2024 11:30	2 ^[24] Cardiff	0 - 2 0 - 0	Middlesbrough ^[11] 1	S: - 3.40 ? K: ?3.75 -	9%	? 2.010 ? 1.800	- ?	? 1.850, 1.950	?-? 21-15	12-10 3-4	?-? 0-3	4-5 1-1
	27-04-2024 14:00	^[11] Cardiff	1 - 4 0 - 1	Middlesbrough ^[9]	S: - 3.50 ? K: ?3.75 -	20%	? 2.000 ? 1.875	- ?	? 1.850, 1.950	?-? 23-25	14-13 4-10	?-? 1-5	4-1 1-1
	03-10-2023 18:45	1 ^[21] Middlesbrough	2 - 0 0 - 0	Cardiff ^[6] 3	S: - 3.75 ? K: ?3.75 -	0%	? 2.000 ? 1.825	- ?	? 1.925, 1.875	?-? 33-11	8-6 3-3	?-? 2-2	5-2 2-0
	11-02-2023 15:00	^[21] Cardiff	1 - 3 1 - 2	Middlesbrough ^[3] 2	S: - 3.30 ? K: ?3.25 -	1%	? 2.080 ? 1.900	- ?	? 1.825, 1.975	?-? 16-33	12-11 4-7	?-? 3-2	7-4 2-4
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Middlesbrough	9	1	0	0	0	2
Cardiff	3	1	0	0	0	3

P	Team	W	D	L	Goals	PO
1	QPR	1	0	0	3:1	3
2	Millwall	1	0	0	2:0	3
3	Bolton	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	Charlton	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	Swansea	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	Watford	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	West Brom	1	0	0	2:1	3
9	Blackburn	0	1	0	2:2	1
9	Burnley	0	1	0	2:2	1
9	West Ham	0	1	0	2:2	1
9	Wolverhampton	0	1	0	2:2	1
13	Cardiff	0	1	0	1:1	1
13	Wrexham	0	1	0	1:1	1
15	Birmingham	0	1	0	0:0	1
15	Sheff Utd	0	1	0	0:0	1
17	Derby	0	0	1	1:2	0
17	Lincoln City	0	0	1	1:2	0
17	Norwich	0	0	1	1:2	0
17	Preston	0	0	1	1:2	0
17	Stoke	0	0	1	1:2	0
22	Portsmouth	0	0	1	1:3	0
23	Bristol City	0	0	1	0:2	0
24	Southampton	0	0	1	1:2	-4

P	Team	W	D	L	Goals	PO
1	Bolton	1	0	0	2:1	3
1	Charlton	1	0	0	2:1	3
1	Middlesbrough	1	0	0	2:1	3
1	Watford	1	0	0	2:1	3
5	Burnley	0	1	0	2:2	1
5	Wolverhampton	0	1	0	2:2	1
7	Cardiff	0	1	0	1:1	1
8	Sheff Utd	0	1	0	0:0	1
9	Birmingham	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Blackburn	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Derby	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Millwall	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Preston	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	QPR	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Southampton	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Swansea	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	West Brom	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	West Ham	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Wrexham	0	0	0	0:0	0
21	Norwich	0	0	1	1:2	0
21	Stoke	0	0	1	1:2	0
23	Portsmouth	0	0	1	1:3	0
24	Bristol City	0	0	1	0:2	0

P	Team	W	D	L	Goals	PO
1	QPR	1	0	0	3:1	3
2	Millwall	1	0	0	2:0	3
3	Swansea	1	0	0	2:1	3
3	West Brom	1	0	0	2:1	3
5	Blackburn	0	1	0	2:2	1
5	West Ham	0	1	0	2:2	1
7	Wrexham	0	1	0	1:1	1
8	Birmingham	0	1	0	0:0	1
9	Bolton	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Bristol City	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Burnley	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Cardiff	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Charlton	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Norwich	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Sheff Utd	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Stoke	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Watford	0	0	0	0:0	0
9	Wolverhampton	0	0	0	0:0	0
21	Derby	0	0	1	1:2	0
21	Lincoln City	0	0	1	1:2	0
21	Preston	0	0	1	1:2	0
21	Southampton	0	0	1	1:2	0

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