CARDIFFCITYVMIDDLESBROUGH

Match insight

Cardiff City and Middlesbrough aren't close on the table right now, and that gap shows up everywhere from points to form. Middlesbrough currently sit 17 places and 11 points above Cardiff City in the table — 2nd against 19th and inside the automatic promotion places. Cardiff City have taken 7 points from their last 5, against 11 for Middlesbrough over the same stretch. Middlesbrough go in as clear favourites on the numbers, but Cardiff City won't be alone in believing an upset is possible.