Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff0 - 2Middlesbrough
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Cardiff 3-5 Southampton
Wednesday, August 28 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Wednesday, August 28 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke
Tuesday, August 27 at 7.15pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 27 at 7.15pm in EFL Cup
We said: Cardiff City 1-3 Middlesbrough
On the back of a morale-boosting showing against Southampton, Cardiff will be optimistic about overcoming Boro on Saturday. Nevertheless, we feel that the visitors will shake off their humbling in midweek and post a convincing victory. Read more.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 48.91%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.03% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.49%) and 0-2 (8%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 2-1 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Cardiff City | Draw | Middlesbrough |
27.03% ( 0.02) | 24.06% ( 0) | 48.91% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 56.71% ( 0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
