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Championship
Referee: M Donohue
Middlesbrough
T T U T U
2–0
Full-time
Cardiff
T S T T T

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Team trends

Middlesbrough Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 25%
17%
33%
Points per game
0,8
1,0
Over 2.5 Ø 42%
17%
67%
Both score Ø 34%
17%
50%
Average goals
1,7
2,5
Scored
0,8
0,8
Conceded
0,8
1,7
Goal diff per game
+0,0
-0,8
This season — Championship · 45/45 matches
Win Ø 39%
44%
33%
Points per game
1,6
1,2
Over 2.5 Ø 48%
38%
58%
Both score Ø 48%
44%
51%
Average goals
2,3
2,7
Scored
1,3
1,2
Conceded
1,0
1,5
Goal diff per game
+0,3
-0,3
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Match stats

Half-time score: 1–0

46% Possession 54%
14 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 4
4 Blocked shots 3
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
9 Corners 4
1 Offside 1
6 Free kicks against 16
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Middlesbrough 7. · Cardiff 20.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Fulham 46 28 9 9 +62 93
2 Bournemouth 45 22 15 8 +30 81
3 Nott'm Forest 42 23 8 11 +31 77
4 Huddersfield 43 21 13 9 +17 76
5 Luton 44 21 12 11 +19 75
6 Sheffield United 44 21 10 13 +18 73
7 Middlesbrough 45 20 10 15 +14 70
8 Blackburn 46 19 12 15 +14 69
9 Coventry 46 19 12 15 +8 69
10 West Brom 46 18 13 15 +6 67
11 Swansea 46 18 13 15 -1 67
12 Millwall 45 17 15 13 +5 66
13 Stoke 46 18 11 17 +9 65
14 Preston 46 16 16 14 -7 64
15 Blackpool 45 17 12 16 +5 63
16 QPR 46 18 9 19 -1 63
17 Bristol City 46 15 11 20 -17 56
18 Derby 46 14 13 19 -9 55
19 Hull 46 15 8 23 -6 53
20 Cardiff 45 15 8 22 -13 53
21 Reading 46 14 9 23 -29 51
22 Birmingham 46 11 14 21 -27 47
23 Peterboro 44 8 10 26 -46 34
24 Peterborough 44 8 10 26 -46 34
25 Barnsley 46 6 13 27 -36 31

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Middlesbrough Cardiff
27′
🟨 Curtis Nelson
1–0 M. Tavernier
F. Balogun
28′
33′
🟨 Ryan Wintle
Half-time 2–0
2–0 R. McGree
J. Howson
53′
A. Šporar 🔁
↦ F. Balogun
61′
62′
🟨 Oliver Denham
63′
🔁 M. Harris
↦ M. Watters
A. Connolly 🔁
↦ D. Watmore
76′
80′
🔁 J. Collins
↦ J. Hugill
Isaiah Jones 🟨
88′
Jonathan Howson 🟨
90′
90′
🟨 Will Vaulks
Full-time 2–0

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

3-5-2
28 L. Daniels G
22 S. Bamba D
27 M. Bola M
2 A. Dijksteel D
16 J. Howson M
17 P. McNair D
18 D. Watmore F
7 M. Tavernier M
48 R. McGree M
47 F. Balogun F
35 I. Jones M
Bench (7)
11 A. Šporar
26 A. Connolly
4 G. Hall
10 M. Payero
1 J. Lumley
37 J. Coburn
14 L. Peltier

Coach: C. Wilder

Cardiff

4-3-1-2
1 D. Phillips G
16 C. Nelson D
38 P. Ng D
17 C. Drameh D
42 O. Denham D
6 W. Vaulks M
15 R. Wintle M
22 T. Doyle M
27 R. Colwill M
9 J. Hugill F
23 M. Watters F
Bench (7)
29 M. Harris
19 J. Collins
34 J. Semenyo
43 R. Luthra
5 A. Flint
32 E. King
2 M. McGuinness

Coach: S. Morison

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

1X2
H ✓
1,60
U
3,91
B
5,92
Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5
2,03
U2,5 ✓
1,78
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja
BLS nei ✓

Referee

M Donohue · 188 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,9 / match
Above average
⚽ Free kicks
23,6 / match
Above average

🟥 Red cards: 0,17 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.