Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Middlesbrough (10th, 64 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Cardiff City (24th, 44 pts). On recent form Middlesbrough sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Middlesbrough 1.39 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Cardiff City 1.04 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.23.
5 matches unbeaten backed Middlesbrough's arrival.
The sides have met 25 times in the GioScore results database: 13 wins for Middlesbrough, 2 draws and 10 for Cardiff City, at 2.36 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.36.
The match was played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough (capacity 34,988). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Middlesbrough: Emmanuel Latte Lath (12') · Cardiff City: Calum Chambers (21')