Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Predictions

• Cardiff have lost each of their last seven games and have failed to score in six of those defeats.
• There have been under 2.5 goals scored in nine of Middlesbrough’s last 10 fixtures.
• Boro have failed to score in four of their six away games.

Low scoring affair expected in Cardiff

Cardiff boss Mick McCarthy finds himself under real pressure ahead of the visit of Middlesbrough in the early kick off in the Championship on Saturday.

The Bluebirds went down 2-0 at home to Fulham on Wednesday as they slipped to a seventh defeat in a row, with McCarthy’s men managing just one goal during that run.

The performance against the Cottagers was an improvement on their previous game, a 3-0 loss at rivals Swansea, and the visit of a Middlesbrough side who are poor travellers looks like a chance for Cardiff to end their losing streak.

However, Boro have won three of their last four games and although all of those victories have come at the Riverside Stadium it is hard to back Cardiff to get a result with any real confidence. One market that does stand out is under 2.5 goals, as both sides have struggled in front of goal of late.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in nine of Middlesbrough’s last 10 games and they have failed to score in four of their six away fixtures in the Championship. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in four of Cardiff’s last seven games, and they have scored just one goal in their last five at home across all competitions. Taking all that into account, this fixture may well finish without any goals scored and a 0-0 result is the pick in the correct score market.