Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Predictions

• Cardiff have drawn two of their last three Championship fixtures.
• Middlesbrough have shared the spoils in three of their last five games.
• There have been under 2.5 goals in three of the last four meetings between the two sides.

Tight clash likely in Wales

Cardiff will head into this fixture on the back of a three-match unbeaten run, although two of those games have ended all-square, including Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in South Wales.

Middlesbrough currently sit a point above Saturday’s hosts in the standings and are on their own five-match unbeaten run that includes draws with Bournemouth, Reading and Queens Park Rangers.

Recent meetings between the two sides have proved tight affairs, with one goal having been scored in three of the last four clashes, the only exception being Cardiff’s 3-1 win at the Riverside last season.

The games at the Cardiff City Stadium have proved particularly tight, with the last five meetings between the two sides yielding just five goals, so backing another low-scoring affair on Saturday could prove shrewd.

Both sides have also failed to score more than one goal in four of their last five fixtures and it appears difficult to separate these two evenly matched teams.