Match summary
Before kickoff, Middlesbrough (5th, 40 pts) were 18 points ahead of Cardiff City (23rd, 22 pts).
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Middlesbrough2W 3D 0L
MiddlesbroughCardiff City
9Pointsof 155
8Goals scored7
6Goals conceded9
3Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row3
5Unbeaten in a row2
0Without a win1
0Conceded in a row12
Head to head25 meetings · Dec 2009 – Aug 2024
- Middlesbrough wins
- 13
- Draws
- 2
- Cardiff City wins
- 10
2.36goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
36%3+ goals
44%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMiddlesbrough 4W 0D 1L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-4Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-3Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-3Cardiff City
Show all 25 meetings
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-3Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough3-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-1Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-3Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-3Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-1Cardiff City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 299 earlier results
MiddlesbroughCardiff City
#5Position#23
40Points25 v 24 games22
+11Goal difference-15
1.68Scored per gameleague avg 1.241
1.24Conceded per game1.63
#5Form table position#19
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MiddlesbroughCardiff City
- Yellow Card · Middlesbrough · Daniel Barlaser89'
- Substitution · Middlesbrough · Lukas Engel · InOut: Neto Borges84'
- 83'Substitution · Cardiff City · Joe Ralls · InOut: Alex Robertson
- 80'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson
- 79'Substitution · Cardiff City · Yakou Méïté · InOut: Rubin Colwill
- 79'Substitution · Cardiff City · Joel Bagan · InOut: Cian Ashford
- 76'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Andy Rinomhota
- Substitution · Middlesbrough · Alexander Gilbert · InOut: Finn Azaz75'
- Yellow Card · Middlesbrough · Ben Doak75'
- Substitution · Middlesbrough · Isaiah Jones · InOut: Delano Burgzorg67'
- 65'Substitution · Cardiff City · Chris Willock · InOut: Ollie Tanner
- 30'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Callum O'Dowda
- 21'Goal · Cardiff City · Calum Chambers1-1
- Goal · Middlesbrough · Emmanuel Latte Lath1-012'
Match Statistics
Match stats
MiddlesbroughCardiff City
75%Ball Possession25%
9Shots Total8
3Shots On Target2
4Corners4
9Fouls15
2Yellow Cards3
7Offsides3
1Saves2
687Passes228
15Free Kicks9
18Throw-ins8
4Goal Kicks8
131Attacks63
73Dangerous Attacks30
5Goal Attempts5
2Shots Off Target3
7Shots Inside Box5
2Shots Outside Box3
1Goals1
4Shots Blocked3
3Substitutions4
8Tackles28
616Accurate Passes141
0Red Cards0
100Ball Safe69
0Injuries1
89.67%Pass Accuracy61.84%
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 108(93%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 47(81%) | 1 | 5/13 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 12(75%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 92(90%) | - | 4/10 | |
| 7.2 | 23' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(75%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 87(93%) | - | 2/8 | |
| 7.0 | 84' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45(85%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
Dael Fry DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 98(91%) | - | 8/10 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 96(88%) | 1 | 5/14 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(93%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 67' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(95%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 6.6 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 34(79%) | 2 | 5/9 | |
| 6.4 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(75%) | - | - |
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