Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Middlesbrough host Cardiff City in Championship on Saturday, 17 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 11:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Middlesbrough in 2nd place (21 points from 10 matches) and Cardiff City in 19th place (10 points from 10 matches). Middlesbrough hold a 11 points advantage over Cardiff City in the standings.

Middlesbrough are currently in the promotion places. Middlesbrough have scored 20 goals and conceded 14 goals in the league, a goal difference of +6. Cardiff City have scored 16 goals and conceded 15 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Recent form

Middlesbrough: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-D-W-W), scoring 12 goals and conceding 9 goals. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Cardiff City: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-L-W-L-W), scoring 10 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Middlesbrough arrive in better form, taking 11 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Cardiff City.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Middlesbrough averaged 2.4 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game, while Cardiff City averaged 2 scored and 1.2 conceded.

Middlesbrough have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.4 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Cardiff City have been harder to score against, conceding 1.2 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Paramount+ (United States) and CBSSN (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

Follow the match live

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