Middlesbrough vs Cardiff – Middlesbrough supporters will be hoping for a repeat of their team’s 1-0 victory over Sunderland in the Championship.
In that game, Middlesbrough enjoyed 39% of the possession and 5 of its 15 efforts on goal were successful. Riley McGree (25′) was the lone player for Middlesbrough to get a goal. Sunderland made 8 tries towards goal, and just two of them were successful.
Middlesbrough hasn’t consistently displayed strong defense in recent games. The truth is that Middlesbrough has conceded 8 goals while failing to stop opponents from scoring in 5 of their past 6 matches. If that pattern can continue in this game, we’ll soon find out.
Cardiff City and their supporters are hoping for a better outcome this time after losing to Millwall in their previous Championship game. Cardiff City had 56% of the possession in that game and 2 of their 12 shots on goal were on goal. Seven of Millwall’s 16 efforts on goal were on target. Millwall scored goals through Charlie Cresswell (63′) and Benik Afobe (90′).
A very small number of goals have been scored between Cardiff City and their opponents in 5 of the last 6 matchups. During that time, 1.33 goals were scored on average per game overall, with 0.33 goals per game for The Bluebirds.
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff – Betting Analysis
If you look at the results of their head-to-head matches starting on September 21, 2019, you’ll see that there hasn’t been much of a gap between the two teams.
Middlesbrough has won two of those games, while Cardiff City has won two, and two of the matches have ended in a draw after the first ninety minutes of play.
During the course of those encounters, a total of 13 goals were scored between the two teams, with The Boro contributing 7 of those goals and The Bluebirds contributing 6 of those goals. The number of goals scored in a game on average has been 2.17.
Chris Wilder, the manager of Middlesbrough, will be thankful that his team does not have any injury concerns heading into this matchup because he has a completely healthy roster from which to chose.
Steve Morison, the head coach of Cardiff City, is only concerned about one player’s level of fitness, despite the fact that his team is essentially at full strength. Due to an injury to his cruciate ligament, Jamilu Collins will not participate in the game.
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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