Cardiff
0 - 2
Middlesbrough

Pack (28'), McGuinness (34'), Flint (70')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Sporar (35' pen.), Payero (74')
Ikpeazu (38')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship match between Cardiff City and Middlesbrough, including prediction, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.92%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 29.77% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.27%) and 0-2 (8.17%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (10.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Middlesbrough
29.77%	28.31%	41.92%

Both teams to score 45.58%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.61%

60.38%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.47%

80.53%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.67%

36.32%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.89%

73.11%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.58%

28.42%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.82%

64.18%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 29.76%

Middlesbrough 41.91%

Draw 28.3%

Cardiff City	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 10.45% 2-1 @ 6.66% 2-0 @ 5.29% 3-1 @ 2.25% 3-0 @ 1.79% 3-2 @ 1.41% Other @ 1.91% Total : 29.76%	1-1 @ 13.15% 0-0 @ 10.32% 2-2 @ 4.19% Other @ 0.64% Total : 28.3%	0-1 @ 12.98% 1-2 @ 8.27% 0-2 @ 8.17% 1-3 @ 3.47% 0-3 @ 3.43% 2-3 @ 1.76% 1-4 @ 1.09% 0-4 @ 1.08% Other @ 1.67% Total : 41.91%