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Championship

Middlesbrough

11

Full time

Cardiff City

Saturday, January 4, 2025 - …
Head to head

Last 6 matches

Middlesbrough5
Draws0
Cardiff City1
Market movements

Pre-kickoff odds for this fixture — same timeline as Radar pattern explorer.

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Closing odds

Full-time result

Home win

1.58

Implied 62.2%

Draw

4.28

Implied 22.0%

Away win

5.85

Implied 15.9%

Over/Under 2.5

Over 2.5

1.85

Implied 52.5%

Under 2.5

2.04

Implied 47.5%

Captured …

Match briefing
MATCHMiddlesbrough vs Cardiff City
LEAGUEEngland · Championship · 2026/2027 · unknown
KICKOFF…

ODDS

Odds from our snapshot feed · captured …
Over/Under 2.5:
Over 2.5: 1.85 (implied 0.525210)
Under 2.5: 2.04 (implied 0.475285)
Full-time result:
Middlesbrough: 1.55 (implied 0.634921)
Draw: 4.38 (implied 0.214270)
Cardiff City: 6.13 (implied 0.150898)

TEAM STRENGTH

Middlesbrough: league table unavailable
Cardiff City: league table unavailable

RECENT FORM

Middlesbrough last 5: 2W-3D-0L · trend W D D D W (oldest → newest)
Cardiff City last 5: 1W-2D-2L · trend D L L W D (oldest → newest)
Middlesbrough avg goals scored last 10: 1.90
Cardiff City avg goals scored last 10: 1.10
Middlesbrough avg goals conceded last 10: 1.40
Cardiff City avg goals conceded last 10: 1.90
Middlesbrough form quality: medium (overall sample 10)
Cardiff City form quality: medium (overall sample 10)

GOAL PROFILE

Middlesbrough over 2.5 rate last 10: 50%
Cardiff City over 2.5 rate last 10: 50%
Middlesbrough BTTS rate last 10: 60%
Cardiff City BTTS rate last 10: 70%
Middlesbrough clean sheets last 10: 3 · failed to score: 2
Cardiff City clean sheets last 10: 0 · failed to score: 3

VENUE PROFILE

Middlesbrough home form: 2W-2D-1L · 1.4 GF / 1.0 GA · O2.5 40% · BTTS 40%
Cardiff City away form: 1W-3D-1L · 1.8 GF / 1.8 GA · O2.5 80% · BTTS 100%
Middlesbrough home over 2.5 rate: 40%
Cardiff City away over 2.5 rate: 80%
Middlesbrough home BTTS rate: 40%
Cardiff City away BTTS rate: 100%

H2H

Matches analyzed: 7 (lookback 8)
Avg goals per match: 3.143
Over 2.5 rate: 43%
BTTS rate: 43%
Middlesbrough W-D-L vs Cardiff City: 6-0-1

MOTIVATION

No standout situational motivation identified

MARKET CONTEXT

Asian handicap movement: no snapshots available for this bookmaker

SIGNALS

Clear favourite (Over/Under 2.5): no
Clear favourite (Full-time result): yes
Market leans away from form (Over/Under 2.5): no
Market leans away from form (Full-time result): no
Play-off fixture: no
Top vs bottom mismatch: no
Both in European spots: no
Relegation six-pointer: no
Mid-table low motivation: no

RISK FLAGS

League standings unavailable (no table context)
Asian handicap snapshots unavailable (no line-movement context)

QUALITY

Season stage: unknown
Season certainty: 0.75 (early season — moderate confidence)
Form coverage: home full · away full
H2H coverage: full
Standings available: no
Asian handicap snapshots: not available