Our pick
AI 64%In the app
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See recommended betIn the appPredicted score
1–1
10% confident
Both teams to score
Yes
Match preview
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five, with three wins and two draws. Cardiff City have two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five, including a 5–1 win over Watford. The last meeting at Riverside Stadium ended in a draw. The AI prediction makes a 1–1 draw the most likely score, with both teams expected to score.
Form: last five
Middlesbrough
- WonStoke City (A)3–213 Oct
- WonWolverhampton Wanderers (H)1–010 Oct
- DrewBirmingham City (A)2–219 Sept
- DrewMillwall (H)2–215 Sept
- WonNorwich City (H)4–312 Sept
Cardiff City
- WonWatford (H)5–113 Oct
- LostBlackburn Rovers (A)1–210 Oct
- WonCharlton Athletic (H)3–119 Sept
- LostBolton Wanderers (A)0–112 Sept
- DrewStoke City (H)1–18 Sept
Head-to-head at Riverside Stadium
- Middlesbrough v Cardiff CityDraw4 Jan 2025
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship (England)
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough


