Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on August 31st, 2024

Cardiff City and Middlesbrough will be playing against each other on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at 11:30h (UTC), in a Championship football game in England, check the Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough will occur

The game takes place in the small Cardiff City Stadium stadium, in the city of Cardiff, with a capacity for 26828 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025

Cardiff City is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Swansea City in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 1-1. The eleven coached by E. Bulut played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.40 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Amid a performance below the average of Cardiff City, one of the few athletes that achieved distinction was Wilfried Kanga. With a good appearance and a few great passes, his performance was important so that the team did not come out defeated.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Middlesbrough, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Stoke City team with a final score of 0-5.

Nobody was counting on a defeat in this match. The team had all the favoritism in their favor, but they could not avoid being defeated, an outcome that had odds of 4.10.

Cardiff City was in 11th place in the Championship while Middlesbrough was in 9th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Cardiff City team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Middlesbrough used in the match.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 27-04-2024. The match was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 1-4 win for Middlesbrough.

In this game, the referee D. Webb will be in charge, assisted by R. Smith and S. Lewis.

Cardiff City

Current leaderboard

With 1 point achieved up to 4th round, Cardiff City are ranked 24th place in the table.

Cardiff City analysis

At the end of matchday 3 we see that Cardiff City conceded more goals than they scored, with 8 goals conceded and 1 scored.

Middlesbrough

Current leaderboard

Middlesbrough sit in 10th place in the league currently after the 4th round having gained 4 points from their matches so far this season.

Middlesbrough analysis

We have reached matchday 3 in Championship and at the moment Middlesbrough has made 3 goals and conceded 3.

As we approach the Regular Season, Middlesbrough is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.33 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The Middlesbrough team typically attempts to control the game by achieving an average ball possession of 58.67%. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually hold some control over their opponents.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 7.17 per game.

Middlesbrough is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 9.67 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Middlesbrough in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the beginning of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Cardiff City didn't score any goal and conceded in 8 opportunities in the last round of the tournament, while Middlesbrough scored 3 times and conceded 3 goals as well.

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