Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough Prediction: The away side have edge on paper going into the game

Cardiff is set to host Middlesbrough on Saturday evening. Middlesbrough will attempt to do an away league double on Cardiff for the first time. Would Cardiff be able to stop Middlesbrough this time? 

Cardiff City’s Form

Cardiff at home looks in good touch this season as they managed to win (W4 D5 L6) on 4 occasions out of 15. They lost in their previous home game against Millwall (0-1). Cardiff scored 11 goals against their visitors in their 15 home league games and conceded 13 in return.

At away, Cardiff City's performance is poor this season (W3 D3 L9) as they just managed to win 3 out of 15 league games. With 29 points in 30 games, Cardiff is sitting in the 21st position. They have netted 21 goals this season and conceded 33 in return.

Callum Robinson is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals and 5 assists followed by Callum O’Dowda (3) and Mark Harris (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Cardiff’s possible lineup

Allsopp; Ng, Kipre, Simpson, McGuinness; Philogene-Bidace, Sawyers, Wintle, O’Dowda; Ojo; Robinson.

Middlesbrough’s Form

Middlesbrough's away performance is a matter of concern this season as they managed (W6 D1 L8) to win on five occasions out of 15. After succeeding against Birmingham they lost in their previous away game against Sunderland (0-2). In their 15 away league games, Middlesbrough scored 24 goals against their hosts and conceded 23 in return.

Middlesbrough's home performance seems decent this season as they managed (W8 D5 L2) to win on 8 occasions out of 15. With 48 points in 30 games, Middlesbrough is sitting in the 3rd position. They have netted 47 goals this season and conceded 35 in return.

Chuba Apkom is the team’s top scorer with 16 goals followed by Marcus Forss (6) and Matt Crooks (4) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Middlesbrough’s possible lineup

Steffen; Smith, McNair, Lenihan, Giles; Howson, Hackney; McGree, Akpom, Fross; Archer.

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough expert tips

Cardiff has defeated Middlesbrough this season away but beating them at home would be a challenge for Cardiff. On the other hand, Middlesbrough defeated Cardiff in their last league visit and would look for consecutive away win for the first time since 2011. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate Middlesbrough to win the game. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.