The hosts are currently occupying 11th spot in the English second tier table, having collected 62 points from 44 games, just a solitary point adrift of the Boro, who are sitting at the ninth position.
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Two sides looking to secure a top ten finish in the EFL Championship will face each other on Saturday as Cardiff City play host to Middlesbrough at Cardiff City Stadium. The hosts are currently occupying 11th spot in the English second tier table, having collected 62 points from 44 games, just a solitary point adrift of the Boro, who are sitting at the ninth position. The Bluebirds are heading into the match on the back of an impressive 2-1 win over Southampton last week, while the visitors suffered a 4-3 defeat against Leeds United last time out.
Boro head into Saturday’s match after recording nine points from their last six fixtures. 🗞
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Cardiff came from behind to secure a thrilling victory over fourth-placed Southampton last Saturday thanks to Famara Diedhiou’s 68th-minute equaliser and Cian Ashford’s winner six minutes into the injury time. It was their 19th Championship-win of the season. Meanwhile, Cardiff’s home-form this term hasn’t been very impressive, collecting 33 points from 22 league games, while scoring only 26 second tier goals at Cardiff City Stadium. Heading into their final home-fixture of the season, Erol Bulut’s side will be hoping to secure a positive result in front of their own supporters and probably climb to the top ten in the standings.
Middlesbrough, on the other hand, have recorded 18 wins, nine draws and 17 defeats from 44 Championship games this season. Boro’s last win came against Swansea City in the first week of this month. After that, Michael Carrick’s side registered back-to-back draws with Hull City and Ipswich Town, before losing out to Leeds last weekend. Carrick’s men lost out to automatic promotion chasers the Whites despite scoring three goals through Isaiah Jones’ seventh-minute opener and Emmanuel Latte’s brace. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have done well on the road, pocketing 32 points from 22 league games, while they have not lost away from home since March 2.
Cardiff City probable starting lineup: Horvath, Romeo, Phillips, Goutas, Tanner, Siopis, Ralls, Ashford, Colwill, Meite, Diedhiou
Middlesbrough probable starting lineup: Dieng, Ayling, Van den Berg, Clarke, Thomas, Howson, O’Brien, Jones, Azaz, Greenwood, Lath
Cardiff City
| Opponents | Score |
| Southampton | 2-1 (W) |
| Millwall | 3-1 (L) |
| Birmingham | 0-1 (W) |
| Hull | 1-3 (L) |
| Coventry | 1-2 (W) |
Middlesbrough
| Opponents | Score |
| Leeds | 3-4 (L) |
| Ipswich | 1-1 (D) |
| Hull | 2-2 (D) |
| Swansea | 2-0 (W) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Middlesbrough beat Cardiff | 2-0 |
| Middlesbrough beat Cardiff | 1-3 |
| Cardiff beat Middlesbrough | 2-3 |
| Middlesbrough beat Cardiff | 2-0 |
| Middlesbrough beat Cardiff | 0-2 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Cardiff and Middlesbrough will take place at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough | Key Details |
| Date | April 27 |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm |
Unfortunately, there is no reliable information available regarding the live streaming of this match.
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