Championship: Cardiff vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Cardiff and Middlesbrough who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Middlesbrough swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A look at the Championship standings shows that three points and 14 places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

Cardiff Form

Only a single draw prevents Cardiff from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Burnley, before drawing 1-1 with Swansea. They came up empty-handed once again when Southampton ran out as 3-5 winners. Cardiff claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost four, scored six goals and conceded 13.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Derby. Then a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth followed, before Stoke claimed a 0-5 victory. Middlesbrough claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Cardiff and Middlesbrough

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cardiff and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Cardiff and Middlesbrough this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular betting markets: Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Cardiff won five times and lost five as well. Middlesbrough won four times, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Middlesbrough have beaten Cardiff in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Middlesbrough will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Cardiff managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Middlesbrough have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Cardiff when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Middlesbrough played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process. Cardiff conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.

Betting prediction: Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cardiff and Middlesbrough seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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