Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 11, 2023 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
1 - 3
Middlesbrough

Kaba (25')

FT(HT: 1-2)

Forss (17'), Archer (38'), McGree (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Hull City 1-0 Cardiff
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Middlesbrough 3-0 Blackpool
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 38.53%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 34.71% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.32%) and 0-2 (6.78%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Middlesbrough
34.71% ( -0.03)	26.76% ( 0.03)	38.53% ( -0)

Both teams to score 51.58% (

-0.1)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.52% (

-0.13)

53.48% (

0.13)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25% (

-0.11)

75% (

0.11)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.69% (

-0.08)

29.31% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.72% (

-0.1)

65.27% (

0.1)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.96% (

-0.06)

27.04% (

0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.6% (

-0.08)

62.4% (

0.09)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 34.71%

Middlesbrough 38.53%

Draw 26.76%

Cardiff City	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.73% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 7.81% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 5.97% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.19% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.44% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.09% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 0.98% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.51% Total : 34.71%	1-1 @ 12.72% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 7.92% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 5.11% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 0.91% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.76%	0-1 @ 10.36% ( 0.04) 1-2 @ 8.32% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.78% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.63% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.96% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.23% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.19% ( -0.01) 0-4 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 2.11% Total : 38.53%