Cardiff vs Middlesbrough: Match Preview — January 16, 2027

Championship · Regular Season - 26 Scheduled

Home · #14 · 18 pts

15:00 Jan 16, 2027

Cardiff City Stadium

Away · #2 · 29 pts

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Match Preview

No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 2W 2D 1L for Cardiff and 2W 2D 1L for Middlesbrough. 10 previous meetings give Middlesbrough the edge at 6 wins against 1, 3 of them drawn. The table has Cardiff 14 with 18 points and Middlesbrough 2 with 29. Kick-off is January 16, 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Cardiff City Stadium, Championship · Regular Season - 26.

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough · Totals

Historical estimates from 18 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 94% Under 0.5 6%

Over 1.5 89% Under 1.5 11%

Over 2.5 50% Under 2.5 50%

Over 3.5 39% Under 3.5 61%

Over 4.5 28% Under 4.5 72%

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Match Information

Competition: Championship
Round: 26
Date and time: January 16, 2027 · 15:00 UTC
Status: Scheduled
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Previous Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

0Cardiff

2Draw

4Middlesbrough

Championship Oct 17, 2026

Middlesbrough 2

Cardiff 2

Match Finished View match

Championship Jan 4, 2025

Middlesbrough 1

Cardiff 1

Championship Aug 31, 2024

Cardiff 0

Middlesbrough 2

Championship Apr 27, 2024

Cardiff 1

Middlesbrough 4

Championship Oct 3, 2023

Middlesbrough 2

Cardiff 0

Championship Feb 11, 2023

Cardiff 1

Middlesbrough 3

Team Form Before the Match

Cardiff Form

Burnley Championship · Nov 7, 2026

5–4

West Ham Championship · Nov 4, 2026

3–3

Wolves Championship · Oct 31, 2026

3–0

Birmingham Championship · Oct 24, 2026

1–0

Middlesbrough Championship · Oct 17, 2026

2–2

Middlesbrough Form

Watford Championship · Nov 7, 2026

0–0

Wrexham Championship · Nov 4, 2026

2–0

Charlton Championship · Oct 31, 2026

3–0

Bolton Championship · Oct 23, 2026

1–5

Cardiff Championship · Oct 17, 2026

2–2

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Lineups

Cardiff

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Nathan Wallace Newman TrottGames: 14 · 1260 min
G
3
Joel Matthew BaganGames: 14 · 1239 min
D
38
Perry Tian Hee NgGames: 13 · 1152 min
D
23
Calum ScanlonGames: 13 · 477 min
D
4
Gabriel Jeremiah Adedayo A. OshoGames: 9 · 802 min
D
18
Alexander Sean Pablo RobertsonGames: 14 · 1230 min
M
8
Jack MoylanGames: 14 · 1194 min
M
11
Ollie TannerGames: 14 · 1124 min
M
16
Christopher Anthony WillockGames: 14 · 740 min
M
45
Cian AshfordGames: 14 · 712 min
F
9
Yousef SalechGames: 11 · 970 min
F

Substitutes

27 Joel William Colwill30 H. Tyrer33 R. Tankiewicz14 David Turnbull43 P. Moreno44 Ronan Kpakio5 Krystian Bielik

Middlesbrough

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Radek VítekGames: 14 · 1260 min
G
29
Adilson MalandaGames: 13 · 1170 min
D
17
Maximilian ArfstenGames: 13 · 473 min
D
4
Ashley Famiwuya PhillipsGames: 11 · 849 min
D
12
Luke David AylingGames: 11 · 714 min
D
2
Callum James BrittainGames: 14 · 1260 min
M
6
Sebastian Matthew BerhalterGames: 14 · 963 min
M
8
Riley Patrick McGreeGames: 14 · 804 min
M
10
Aidan Zen Patrick MorrisGames: 13 · 1170 min
M
22
Kyle JosephGames: 13 · 492 min
F
7
William LankshearGames: 12 · 965 min
F

Substitutes

30 Neto Borges31 Solomon Brynn9 Tommy Daniel John Conway14 Myles Spencer Peart-Harris16 Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante11 Amario Cozier-Duberry18 Connor Clark Barron

Standings Before Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham	15	8	5	2	28	14	14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	6	29
13	Blackburn	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Jan 16, 2027 15:00 UTC