England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cardiff City and Middlesbrough, taking place on Saturday, 11 February 2023, at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff.
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Cardiff City, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cardiff City players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Hull City. During that encounter they had 45% possession and had 14 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 12 shots on goal.
Having scored just 1 goal in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Sabri Lamouchi where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table, although he will still have one eye on his defence which have shipped 5 in the same period. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 5 of their last 6 league games. It's clear that with only 1 clean sheet from the last 6 matches at home, Lamouchi will have some concerns regarding his squad's defensive abilities of late.
A win for Cardiff City is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 11 games.
Middlesbrough, Recent FormIn their last match Middlesbrough enforced their superiority over Blackpool with a 3-0 home win. Their share of possession in that meeting was 77%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target. Blackpool had 13 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Manager Michael Carrick will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings. They have found it hard to grab league points away from home of late, primarily due to their back line shipping at least 1 goal in 14 of their last 15 away games.
With 5 victories from their last 6 matches, they really have put together an impressive run of league form.
Chuba Akpom will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Middlesbrough.
It ended in disappointment and a 2-3 defeat for Middlesbrough last time they met Cardiff City in the league, with The Bluebirds defying the odds to take the win.
The Boro will be confident of finding the net in this one against Cardiff, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 6 encounters between the two sides.
Cardiff manager Sabri Lamouchi has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ebou Adams (Leg), Jamilu Collins (Cruciate ligament) and Mahlon Romeo (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Matt Clarke (Back) and Aaron Ramsey (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Michael Carrick will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Cardiff City Playing at home | Middlesbrough Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 56' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 47' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 1-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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