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A quality mismatch? Middlesbrough (3rd, 15 pts) entertain Cardiff (21st, 7 pts). The table positions tell a clear story, but football has a habit of humbling the favourites.
Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public. The whole record is on the track record, misses included.
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost. 10 scored, 11 conceded.
Last 3, newest first: 1 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost. 4 scored, 3 conceded.
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
From each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.
The model has not made a call on this game yet. Calls are published before kick-off and graded in public.
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff kicks off on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 12:30 UK time (Championship).
Middlesbrough have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 6 (D D W L W D, newest first), scoring 10 and conceding 11. Cardiff have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 3 (W L D, newest first), scoring 4 and conceding 3.
In their last 10 meetings on our record, Middlesbrough won 6, Cardiff won 1 and 3 were drawn. The most recent, 4 Jan 2025, finished Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff.
Every single is locked before kick-off, one unit each, and graded whatever happens.
Every pick published before kick-off, graded in public. The losing ones stay on the page.