| Market | Most likely | Model | Bookmaker | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X2 | Home win | 54.2% | 65% | -10.8% | ✗ miss |
| DC | Home or draw | 80.8% | 85% | -4.4% | ✓ hit |
| DNB | Home (DNB) | 73.0% | 81% | -7.7% | void |
| O/U 2.5 | Over 2.5 | 63.5% | 71% | -7.7% | ✓ hit |
| BTTS | BTTS yes | 61.5% | no line | ✓ hit |
| Model | Home | Draw | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| poisson | 54.2% | 23.4% | 22.4% |
| xgboost | 52.9% | 29.3% | 17.8% |
| logistic | 57.1% | 23.7% | 19.2% |
| Middlesbrough | Cardiff | |
|---|---|---|
| Elo (pre-match) | 1651 | 1546 |
| Surface Elo | 1651 | 1546 |
| Form, last 5 (PPG) | 2.20 | 1.40 |
| Form trend | -0.20 | -0.40 |
| Season points per game | 2.33 | 2.00 |
| Season goals for / game | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| Season goals against / game | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| Rest days | 3 | 3 |
| Head-to-head (last 10) | 6 W | 1 W · 3 D |
| 13 Oct | A | Stoke | 3 - 2 | W |
| 13 Oct | A | Stoke | 3 - 2 | W |
| 10 Oct | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | W |
| 10 Oct | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | W |
| 19 Sep | A | Birmingham | 2 - 2 | D |
| 13 Oct | H | Watford | 5 - 1 | W |
| 13 Oct | H | Watford | 5 - 1 | W |
| 10 Oct | A | Blackburn | 1 - 2 | L |
| 10 Oct | A | Blackburn | 1 - 2 | L |
| 19 Sep | H | Charlton | 3 - 1 | W |
| 04 Jan 2025 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Cardiff |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Cardiff | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Cardiff | 1 - 4 | Middlesbrough |
| 03 Oct 2023 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Cardiff |
| 11 Feb 2023 | Cardiff | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough |
| 13 Sep 2022 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Cardiff |
| 27 Apr 2022 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Cardiff |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Cardiff | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough |
| 27 Feb 2021 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Cardiff |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Cardiff | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough |
| Book | Market | Outcome | Odds | Implied | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SportyBet | 1X2 | away | 5.38 | 18.6% | 16 Oct 06:15 |
| SportyBet | 1X2 | draw | 4.99 | 20.0% | 16 Oct 06:15 |
| SportyBet | 1X2 | home | 1.55 | 64.5% | 16 Oct 06:15 |
| SportyBet | O/U 2.5 | over | 1.41 | 70.9% | 16 Oct 06:15 |
| SportyBet | O/U 2.5 | under | 3.00 | 33.3% | 16 Oct 06:15 |