Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City Prediction, Live H2H & Live Stats | 17 October 2026

Middlesbrough
3rd place in England Championship
? - ?
17/10/2026 07:30
Cardiff City
21st place in England Championship
MATCH INTRO

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City takes place on 17 October 2026 in. Betiball's match analysis compares recent form, home and away performance, scoring records, defensive numbers and head-to-head data to estimate the most likely outcome.

Explore the latest Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City prediction, including 1X2 probabilities, expected score, Under/Over 2.5 goals, Both Teams to Score and key match statistics. Kick-off is scheduled for 07:30.

  • Middlesbrough are currently 3rd with 15 points after 8 matches.
  • Cardiff City sit 21st with 7 points from 8 matches.
STANDINGS UP TO 17/10/2026
Overall Table PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Swansea City Swansea City
17 8 5 2 1 13 6 7
02 West Ham United West Ham United
15 8 4 3 1 22 11 11
03 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
15 8 4 3 1 16 12 4
04 Southampton Southampton
14 8 4 2 2 19 10 9
05 Wolves Wolves
14 7 4 2 1 15 10 5
06 West Bromwich(WBA) West Bromwich(WBA)
14 8 4 2 2 10 8 2
07 Queens Park Rangers (QPR) Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
13 8 3 4 1 10 7 3
08 Stoke City Stoke City
13 8 4 1 3 13 12 1
09 Bristol City Bristol City
13 8 4 1 3 11 12 -1
10 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
12 8 3 3 2 7 10 -3
11 Birmingham City Birmingham City
11 8 2 5 1 12 11 1
12 Millwall Millwall
11 8 3 2 3 15 15 0
13 Lincoln City Lincoln City
11 8 3 2 3 7 8 -1
14 Wrexham Wrexham
10 8 2 4 2 9 12 -3
15 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers
10 8 3 1 4 11 15 -4
16 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers
9 8 2 3 3 12 12 0
17 Norwich City Norwich City
9 8 3 0 5 16 17 -1
18 Sheffield United Sheffield United
9 8 2 3 3 9 11 -2
19 Portsmouth Portsmouth
8 7 2 2 3 9 10 -1
20 Watford Watford
8 8 2 2 4 7 10 -3
21 Cardiff City Cardiff City
7 8 1 4 3 10 12 -2
22 Derby County Derby County
5 8 1 2 5 7 14 -7
23 Preston North End Preston North End
4 8 1 1 6 8 15 -7
24 Burnley Burnley
4 8 0 4 4 9 17 -8
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Last 6 matches
19/09/2026 21:00
Birmingham City 2 - 2 Middlesbrough England Championship
16/09/2026 01:45
Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Millwall England Championship
12/09/2026 21:00
Middlesbrough 4 - 3 Norwich City England Championship
09/09/2026 01:45
Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Middlesbrough England League Cup
05/09/2026 21:00
Queens Park Rangers (QPR) 0 - 1 Middlesbrough England Championship
03/09/2026 02:00
Burnley 1 - 1 Middlesbrough England Championship
Win
33%
Draw
50%
Lost
17%
Last 6 matches Cardiff City Cardiff City
19/09/2026 18:30
Cardiff City 3 - 1 Charlton Athletic England Championship
12/09/2026 18:30
Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 Cardiff City England Championship
09/09/2026 01:45
Cardiff City 1 - 1 Stoke City England Championship
05/09/2026 21:00
Portsmouth 2 - 0 Cardiff City England Championship
03/09/2026 01:45
Queens Park Rangers (QPR) 2 - 1 Cardiff City England Championship
29/08/2026 21:00
Cardiff City 2 - 2 Sheffield United England Championship
Win
17%
Draw
33%
Lost
50%
Goals
Scored
16
Avg. per game
2.00
Conceded
12
Avg. per game
1.50
Scored
10
Avg. per game
1.25
Conceded
12
Avg. per game
1.50
Scored a goal
In last 6 matches
YesNo
6 (100%)0 (0%)
In last 6 matches
NoYes
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 8 matches
YesNo
8 (100%)0 (0%)
In last 8 matches
NoYes
6 (75%)2 (25%)
Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Recent matches

Cardiff City

Cardiff City

Under /Over

(88%)7 1(12%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(88%)7 1(12%)

Under /Over

(25%)2 6(75%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(38%)3 5(62%)

Under /Over

(75%)6 2(25%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(13%)1 7(87%)

/Yes

(88%)7 1(12%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(75%)6 2(25%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Cardiff City Cardiff City
Shots
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Total shots
17.50 avg / game
Blocked
52 total
Avg. 6.50
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Total shots
19.00 avg / game
Blocked
44 total
Avg. 5.50
Total passes
4255
Avg. 532 / game
Accurate
86%
Ball possession
60%
Total passes
4187
Avg. 523 / game
Accurate
85%
Ball possession
65%
OTHERS
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
8
Played games
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
8
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.13
1
Clean sheets
0
0.00
5.75
46
Corners
63
7.88
14.75
118
Throw-ins
144
18.00
2.63
21
Offsides
16
2.00
2.38
19
GK saves
27
3.38
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
DISCIPLINARY
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
1.00
8
Yellow card
17
2.13
0.00
0
Red card
0
0.00
10.00
80
Fouls
84
10.50
8.25
66
Tackles
58
7.25