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Championship
Referee: J Simpson
Middlesbrough
T T S T S
1–3
Full-time
Cardiff
S U S T S

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Team trends

Middlesbrough Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 59%
50%
67%
Points per game
1,5
2,2
Over 2.5 Ø 50%
50%
50%
Both score Ø 50%
50%
50%
Average goals
2,5
2,5
Scored
1,3
1,7
Conceded
1,2
0,8
Goal diff per game
+0,2
+0,8
This season — Championship · 44/42 matches
Win Ø 34%
27%
40%
Points per game
1,1
1,6
Over 2.5 Ø 46%
39%
52%
Both score Ø 51%
45%
57%
Average goals
2,3
2,7
Scored
1,0
1,5
Conceded
1,3
1,3
Goal diff per game
-0,3
+0,2
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Match stats

Half-time score: 0–1

44% Possession 56%
12 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
8 Corners 5
1 Offside 2
13 Free kicks against 11
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
The table before the match Middlesbrough 19. · Cardiff 6.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Leeds 44 26 9 9 +36 87
2 West Brom 45 22 16 7 +32 82
3 Fulham 41 21 10 10 +13 73
4 Brentford 42 21 9 12 +37 72
5 Nott'm Forest 44 18 16 10 +12 70
6 Cardiff 42 17 15 10 +7 66
7 Millwall 44 16 17 11 +4 65
8 Swansea 42 16 16 10 +10 64
9 Preston 44 17 11 16 +3 62
10 Bristol City 44 17 11 16 -4 62
11 Derby 44 16 13 15 -2 61
12 Blackburn 44 16 12 16 +3 60
13 Wigan 45 15 13 17 +1 58
14 Reading 44 15 11 18 +5 56
15 Sheffield Weds 44 15 11 18 -5 56
16 QPR 44 15 9 20 -10 54
17 Stoke 45 15 8 22 -9 53
18 Huddersfield 45 13 12 20 -15 51
19 Middlesbrough 44 12 14 18 -12 50
20 Birmingham 44 12 14 18 -17 50
21 Charlton 45 12 12 21 -11 48
22 Hull 44 12 9 23 -26 45
23 Luton 44 12 9 23 -30 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 -22 43

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
George Saville 🟨
1′
4′
S. Morrison 0–1
J. Ralls
17′
🔁 J. Murphy
↦ J. Hoilett
George Friend 🟨
19′
Half-time 0–2
47′
J. Murphy 0–2
L. Tomlin
B. Assombalonga 🔁
↦ A. Dijksteel
58′
H. Coulson 🔁
↦ P. Roberts
58′
P. McNair 🔁
↦ G. Saville
58′
L. Nmecha 🔁
↦ A. Fletcher
67′
72′
🔁 D. Ward
↦ R. Glatzel
72′
🔁 M. Pack
↦ L. Tomlin
Jonathan Howson 🟨
77′
81′
J. Murphy 0–3
N. Mendez-Laing
84′
🟨 Sean Morrison
1–3 B. Assombalonga
85′
Jonathan Howson 🟨
89′
Jonathan Howson 🟥
89′
90′
🟨 Leandro Bacuna
91′
🔁 S. Bamba
↦ J. Ralls
92′
🔁 D. Sanderson
↦ N. Mendez-Laing
Full-time 1–3

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1
42 A. Pears G
3 G. Friend D
29 D. Spence M
16 J. Howson M
21 M. Johnson D
22 G. Saville M
19 P. Roberts M
6 D. Fry D
7 M. Tavernier M
2 A. Dijksteel D
11 A. Fletcher F
Bench (7)
9 B. Assombalonga
33 H. Coulson
17 P. McNair
20 L. Nmecha
30 D. Stojanovic
25 N. Wood-Gordon
26 L. Wing

Coach: N. Warnock

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
12 A. Smithies G
4 S. Morrison D
3 J. Bennett D
16 C. Nelson D
7 L. Bacuna D
8 J. Ralls M
6 W. Vaulks M
33 J. Hoilett M
17 L. Tomlin M
19 N. Mendez-Laing M
9 R. Glatzel F
Bench (9)
11 J. Murphy
23 D. Ward
15 M. Pack
22 S. Bamba
2 D. Sanderson
24 B. Smith
1 N. Etheridge
5 A. Flint
13 C. Paterson

Coach: N. Harris

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

1X2
H
2,76
U
3,13
B ✓
2,65
Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
2,22
U2,5
1,66
O3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja ✓
BLS nei

Referee

J Simpson · 121 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,3 / match
Average
⚽ Free kicks
24,0 / match
Above average

🟥 Red cards: 0,14 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.