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MID

Middlesbrough

VS
CAR

Cardiff City

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City Prediction

Over2.5 goals
67% confidence

Why we picked this for Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City

Over 2.5 goals is our call for Middlesbrough against Cardiff City (Championship), rated at 67% confidence. Matches involving Middlesbrough produced 2.8 goals per game over their last 5, and 2 of those went over 2.5. For Cardiff City it is 3.2 goals per game, with 3 of 5 over 2.5. Recent form is split here (5 of 10 games went over 2.5), so it doesn't settle the call on its own.

The head-to-head points the same way: 3 of their last 5 meetings finished over 2.5 goals. The 67% confidence reflects a real but modest lean in the recent numbers. The match ended 1-1, so Over 2.5 didn't come in.

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2.8
avg goals, Middlesbrough last 5
3.2
avg goals, Cardiff City last 5
60%
last 5 H2H went over 2.5
5 / 10
combined form matches over

Last 5 matches, each side

Most recent match first. Tag shows whether that match went over or under 2.5 total goals.

Middlesbrough
Hull City 0-1 Middlesbrough
Jan 01, 2025
Under 2.5✕
Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley
Dec 29, 2024
Under 2.5✕
Middlesbrough 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Dec 26, 2024
Over 2.5✓
Plymouth 3-3 Middlesbrough
Dec 21, 2024
Over 2.5✓
Middlesbrough 1-0 Millwall
Dec 14, 2024
Under 2.5✕
Cardiff City
Cardiff City 1-1 Coventry City
Jan 01, 2025
Under 2.5✕
Watford 1-2 Cardiff City
Dec 29, 2024
Over 2.5✓
Oxford United 3-2 Cardiff City
Dec 26, 2024
Over 2.5✓
Cardiff City 0-2 Sheffield United
Dec 21, 2024
Under 2.5✕
Stoke City 2-2 Cardiff City
Dec 14, 2024
Over 2.5✓

Last 5 meetings

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City, most recent first.

DateHomeAwayScoreResult
Aug 31, 2024Cardiff CityMiddlesbrough0-2
Under 2.5✕
Apr 27, 2024Cardiff CityMiddlesbrough1-4
Over 2.5✓
Oct 03, 2023MiddlesbroughCardiff City2-0
Under 2.5✕
Feb 11, 2023Cardiff CityMiddlesbrough1-3
Over 2.5✓
Sep 13, 2022MiddlesbroughCardiff City2-3
Over 2.5✓