Middlesbrough
Cardiff1
FT
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff: Match Preview — October 17, 2026
Championship · Regular Season - 11
Scheduled
Middlesbrough
Birmingham 2–2 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 2–2 Millwall
Middlesbrough 4–3 Norwich
QPR 0–1 Middlesbrough
Burnley 1–1 Middlesbrough
vs
Cardiff
Cardiff 3–1 Charlton
Bolton 1–0 Cardiff
Cardiff 1–1 Stoke City
Portsmouth 2–0 Cardiff
QPR 2–1 Cardiff
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Match Preview
No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 2W 3D 0L for Middlesbrough and 1W 1D 3L for Cardiff. 10 previous meetings give Middlesbrough the edge at 6 wins against 1, 3 of them drawn. The table has Middlesbrough 3 with 15 points and Cardiff 21 with 7. Kick-off is October 17, 2026 at 11:30 UTC at Riverside Stadium, Championship · Regular Season - 11.
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff · Totals
Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.
Over 0.5 100%
Under 0.5 0%
Over 1.5 90%
Under 1.5 10%
Over 2.5 40%
Under 2.5 60%
Over 3.5 35%
Under 3.5 65%
Over 4.5 15%
Under 4.5 85%
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Match Information
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- 11
- Date and time
- Status
- Scheduled
- Venue
- Riverside Stadium
- City
- Middlesbrough
Previous Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Meetings
Full Head-to-Head
Middlesbrough
Cardiff1
Cardiff
Middlesbrough2
FT
Cardiff
Middlesbrough4
FT
Middlesbrough
Cardiff0
FT
Cardiff
Middlesbrough3
FT
Middlesbrough
Cardiff3
FT
Team Form Before the Match
Middlesbrough Form
BirminghamChampionship · Sep 19, 2026
2–2MillwallChampionship · Sep 15, 2026
2–2NorwichChampionship · Sep 12, 2026
4–3QPRChampionship · Sep 5, 2026
0–1BurnleyChampionship · Sep 2, 2026
1–1Cardiff Form
CharltonChampionship · Sep 19, 2026
3–1BoltonChampionship · Sep 12, 2026
1–0Stoke CityChampionship · Sep 8, 2026
1–1PortsmouthChampionship · Sep 5, 2026
2–0QPRChampionship · Sep 2, 2026
2–1Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Lineups
Middlesbrough
Starting XI
- 1Radek VítekGames: 1 · 90 minG
- 2Callum James BrittainGames: 7 · 630 minD
- 12Luke David AylingGames: 7 · 469 minD
- 30Neto BorgesGames: 7 · 395 minD
- 4A. PhillipsGames: 4 · 293 minD
- 10A. MorrisGames: 6 · 540 minM
- 9T. ConwayGames: 5 · 174 minM
- 11Amario Cozier-DuberryGames: 3 · 232 minM
- 29Adilson MalandaGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 8R. McGreeGames: 7 · 385 minF
- 7William LankshearGames: 1 · 90 minF
Substitutes
6 Sebastian Matthew Berhalter11 Morgan Whittaker22 Kyle Joseph19 Leo Castledine42 Abdoulaye Raslan Kanté14 Myles Spencer Peart-Harris17 Maximilian Arfsten
Cardiff
Starting XI
- 1Nathan Wallace Newman TrottGames: 7 · 630 minG
- 38Perry Tian Hee NgGames: 7 · 630 minD
- 4Gabriel Jeremiah Adedayo A. OshoGames: 6 · 532 minD
- 5K. BielikGames: 5 · 448 minD
- 3Joel Matthew BaganGames: 1 · 90 minD
- 16Christopher Anthony WillockGames: 7 · 394 minM
- 14David TurnbullGames: 4 · 153 minM
- 8Jack MoylanGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 18Alexander Sean Pablo RobertsonGames: 1 · 80 minM
- 47C. RobinsonGames: 3 · 30 minF
- 9Yousef SalechGames: 1 · 90 minF
Substitutes
23 Calum Scanlon45 Cian Ashford11 Ollie Tanner10 Rubin James Colwill27 Joel William Colwill39 Isaak Davies44 Ronan Kpakio
Standings Before Middlesbrough vs Cardiff
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 
Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
| 20 | 
Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | 
Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 |
Table before kickoff · Season 2026 ·