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Cardiff vs Middlesbrough has leaned toward Middlesbrough through clear Championship wins, although Cardiff have supplied meaningful counterpoints. Middlesbrough won 2-0 in August 2024, 4-1 in April 2024 and 3-1 in February 2023, while Cardiff won 3-2 on 13 September 2022. The clubs then drew 1-1 on 4 January 2025, leaving Middlesbrough ahead in the dated comparison without making the balance absolute.
Past matches, Cardiff vs Middlesbrough
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Middlesbrough
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11F
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14F
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27D
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17F
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5D
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38G
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49M
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25D
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8M
Cardiff Substitutes
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M
16
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F
19
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D
23
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M
8
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G
1
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D
38
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D
44
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D
2
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F
15
Match events
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11'⚽E. Latte Lath Normal Goal (Asst: B. Doak)
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21'⚽C. Chambers Normal Goal
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30'Callum O'Dowda Yellow Card
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65'C. Willock O. Tanner
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67'I. Jones D. Burgzorg
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75'Ben Doak Yellow Card
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75'A. Gilbert F. Azaz
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76'Andy Rinomhota Yellow Card
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79'Y. Meïté R. Colwill
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79'J. Bagan C. Ashford
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80'Alex Robertson Yellow Card
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83'J. Ralls A. Robertson
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84'L. Engel Neto Borges
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89'Daniel Barlaser Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Cardiff VS Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough set the stronger direction
The Championship results give Middlesbrough the clearer edge. Cardiff won 3-2 on 13 September 2022, but Middlesbrough answered with a 3-1 result on 11 February 2023 and a 2-0 scoreline on 3 October. Middlesbrough then won 4-1 at Cardiff on 27 April 2024 and 2-0 on 31 August. The clubs’ meeting on 4 January 2025 ended 1-1, adding a level result to a sequence otherwise shaped by Middlesbrough’s wider margins. The results vary in size, but the direction remains clear.
A counterpoint remains in the record
Cardiff’s 3-2 victory matters because it shows that Middlesbrough’s direction is not an automatic outcome. The 1-1 draw on 4 January 2025 also kept the comparison from becoming entirely one-sided, while the fixed 3-1, 4-1 and 2-0 wins establish Middlesbrough’s stronger line. The dated pattern leaves a durable question for future meetings: can Cardiff turn another close contest into a result, or will Middlesbrough preserve the separation suggested by those margins?
Past head to head stats
Cardiff VS Middlesbrough
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Cardiff VS Middlesbrough
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