Will Lankshear: 7 goals in 5 league matches
Goals7
xG3.46
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.5).
Match Centre: Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough
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Cardiff City
16:00
Sat 16 Jan · your time
in 76 days 16 h
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Middlesbrough
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers3:0Cardiff City
González 10'Armstrong 15'Krejci 58'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Middlesbrough unbeaten in 8 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Last meeting, 17 October: Middlesbrough – Cardiff City 2:2
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Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
Middlesbrough have scored in 8 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.
Jack Moylan: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches
Goals3
xG2.79
Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.8).
Middlesbrough score 2.8 goals per match
Cardiff City1.8
Middlesbrough2.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cardiff City score 1.8.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Jack Moylan
Cardiff City · midfielder
6goals
3assists
7.07avg rating
Last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: rating 6.4.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
13goals
0assists
7.39avg rating
Last match, Charlton Athletic: 2 goals, rating 8.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
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Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Cardiff City at home and Middlesbrough away, as in this match.
Cardiff City
all matches · 10
3W2D5L1.4scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L2.2scored per match1.4conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.0scored per match1.7conceded per match
- 31 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 3:0L
- 24 Oct Birmingham CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 17 Oct MiddlesbroughAChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
- 10 Oct Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 19 Sep Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:1W
- 12 Sep Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:0L
- 8 Sep Stoke CityHChampionship 1:1D
- 5 Sep PortsmouthAChampionship 2:0L
- 2 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:1L
- 29 Aug Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 2:2D
- 25 Aug Norwich CityHCarabao Cup 1:2L
- 22 Aug Derby CountyAChampionship 2:2D
- 17 Aug WrexhamHChampionship 1:1D
- 8 Aug Swindon TownHCarabao Cup 3:2W
- 1 Aug RomaHFriendly 4:1W
- 16 Dec ChelseaHCarabao Cup 1:3L
- 1 Nov Peterborough UnitedAFA Cup 1:0L
- 28 Oct WrexhamACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 23 Sep BurnleyACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 26 Aug Cheltenham TownHCarabao Cup 3:0W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers3:0Cardiff City
González 10'Armstrong 15'Krejci 58'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Cardiff City5:1Watford
Moylan 11' (p), 35'Pollock 41' (og)Tanner 45+5'Robinson 85'
Kyprianou 87'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Cardiff City
Gudjohnsen 28'Cantwell 38'
Robinson 53'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Cardiff City3:1Charlton Athletic
Moylan 8', 61'Salech 24'
Campbell 29'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipaway
Portsmouth2:0Cardiff City
Shaughnessy 31'Milovanović 52'
Wed 2 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:1Cardiff City
Burrell 36', 53'
Ng 74'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Cardiff City2:2Sheffield United
Moylan 2'Ashford 38'
Cannon 4' (p)O'Hare 7'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City1:2Norwich City
Salech 90+3'
Kvistgaarden 25'Crnac 78'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Derby County2:2Cardiff City
Morris 26'Clark 49'
Ashford 19'Salech 39'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City3:2Swindon Town
Salech 29' (p), 43'Moylan 77'
Osho 9' (og)Glatzel 62'
Tue 16 Dec · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City1:3Chelsea
Turnbull 75'
Garnacho 57', 90+3'Pedro Neto 82'
Tue 23 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Burnley1:2Cardiff City
Flemming 56'
Colwill 30'Robinson 35'
Tue 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Cardiff City3:0Cheltenham Town
Davies 11'Chambers 32'Colwill 51'
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
6W3D1L2.3scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.3scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:0W
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 17 Oct 2026 · Championship
Middlesbrough 2:2 Cardiff City
Conway 58' · Lankshear 61' · Moylan 22' · Tanner 45+1'
0wins
1wins
2 draws2.7 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3
0wins
1wins
0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1
0wins
0wins
2 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Cardiff City (4-2-3-1, last: Wolverhampton Wanderers) · Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Charlton Athletic).
NTTrott
CSScanlon
JBBagan
WFFish
PNNg
ARRobertson
JCColwill
CWWillock
JMMoylan
OTTanner
YSSalech
RVVitek
CBBrittain
APPhillips
AMMalanda
NBBorges
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
ADCozier-Duberry
RMMcGree
TCConway
WLLankshear
Cardiff CityMiddlesbrough
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
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43.5
62.9
Cardiff CityMiddlesbrough
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 16 January, 16:00Your time · in 76 days 16 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff · show map
- Rest
- Cardiff City 77 days · Middlesbrough 77 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 16. Cardiff City (14 pts) and 1. Middlesbrough (25 pts) Matchday 26 of 46