FM Preview: Cardiff City v Middlesbrough 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Middlesbrough fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 25 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cardiff City Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 02 May Cardiff City 0-3 Middlesbrough Championship
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Cardiff City 1 - 0 Middlesbrough Championship
2009/2010 Sun 13 Dec Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2007/2008 Sun 09 Mar Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Cardiff City F.A. Cup
1993/1994 Wed 19 Jan Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Cardiff City F.A. Cup
1993/1994 Sat 08 Jan Cardiff City 2 - 2 Middlesbrough F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bluebirds, with 3 goals against.

Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 38 points from 21 games.

Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 38 points from 21 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 4 2 0 7 2 14
Middlesbrough 6 3 2 1 6 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City may be coming up against a decent side in Middlesbrough, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bluebirds. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Won 6 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 11 matches.
Middlesbrough Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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