Middlesbrough - - - Cardiff
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📊 Match Statistics
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👕 Confirmed Starting Lineups
👕 Starting lineups will be confirmed approximately 1 hour before kickoff.
🏥 Team Injuries & Absences
🏥 No reported injuries or suspensions for this fixture.
🎲 Bookmaker Odds Comparison (1X2 Market)
| Bookmaker | Home (1) | Draw (X) | Away (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SportyBet 🏆 VALUE | 1.54 | 5.07 | 5.44 |
| Bet365 | - | - | - |
| William Hill | - | - | - |
| Pinnacle | - | - | - |
🎯 Our Markets Odds (Goals & Double Chance)
The markets we actually feature in the daily acca — compare prices across books.
| Bookmaker | Under 4.5 | Over 1.5 | Home/Draw | Draw/Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SportyBet | 1.41 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 2.40 |
| Bet365 | - | - | - | - |
| William Hill | - | - | - | - |
| Pinnacle | - | - | - | - |
📈 Recent Head-To-Head Meetings
| 2025-01-04 | E1 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Cardiff |
| 2024-08-31 | E1 | Cardiff | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough |
| 2024-04-27 | E1 | Cardiff | 1 - 4 | Middlesbrough |
| 2023-10-03 | E1 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Cardiff |
| 2023-02-11 | E1 | Cardiff | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough |
| 2022-09-13 | E1 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Cardiff |
| 2022-04-27 | E1 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Cardiff |
| 2021-10-23 | E1 | Cardiff | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough |
📊 Group / League Standings
🏆 Championship ACTIVE MATCH GROUP
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | B Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | P Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | W West Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | B Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | B Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | C Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | C Charlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | N Norwich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | S Sheffield Utd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | S Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | W Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | W Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | M Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | L Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | W Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | S Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🏆 League ACTIVE MATCH GROUP
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Swansea | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 | M Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | S Southampton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | W West Ham | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +11 | 16 |
| 5 | S Stoke | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| 6 | W Wolverhampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
| 7 | Q QPR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 14 |
| 8 | B Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 14 |
| 9 | M Millwall | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 | W West Brom | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 11 | B Bristol City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | C Charlton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | B Blackburn | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 | S Sheffield Utd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
| 15 | W Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 | L Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | B Bolton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | N Norwich | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | P Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | W Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | C Cardiff | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 | B Burnley | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 | D Derby County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | P Preston NE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
Corners & Cards Context
Historical football-data.co.uk stats only. Use as context, not a guarantee.
Over 8.5 corners historical rate: 67%. Disciplinary risk: Medium.
368 matches | corners for 4.86 | yellows 1.76 | red 6%
376 matches | corners for 5.86 | yellows 1.65 | red 5.6%
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