
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff: The B's Back on Top
Home Win
- Estimated chance
- 68%
- Quoted odds
- 1.53
- Model EV
- 4.0%
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Match predictions
Next up: Championship, Sat 5 Dec 2026, 12:30 UTC
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Middlesbrough and Derby have met 23 times since April 2012. The record reads Middlesbrough 10 wins, Derby 7, with 6 draws. These games average 2.3 goals. Both teams have scored in 48% of meetings, and 44% have gone over 2.5 goals. Middlesbrough's biggest win in this fixture was 4-1 in February 2022. Derby's biggest win in this fixture was 3-0 in November 2017.
The last meeting, on 1 Jan 2026 (Championship), finished Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough's last 5 results, most recent first: W W D D W. Derby's last 5 results, most recent first: L D D L L. Middlesbrough sit 2nd in the Championship table. Derby sit 23rd in the Championship table.
They meet next on 5 Dec 2026 (Championship).
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 23 | WWWWL | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 21 | WWDDW | |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 19 | WDDWW | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | WWDWL | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 17 | WDDDD | |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 17 | WLLWW | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 | WLLDW | |
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 16 | WWLWW | |
| 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | LWWWD | |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | WWDWL | |
| 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | LWDDL | |
| 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL | |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 | DDLDD | |
| 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | WLWWL | |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | LWLLW | |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | WLDDW | |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | LDWLD | |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 11 | LLLWW | |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | WLWLD | |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 9 | LLLLW | |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 8 | LDWDL | |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 | LLLLW | |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 | LDDLL | |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 | LLDLL |