Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

2–0Full-time

WWWLWWGoals 18-11

DWDDLDGoals 23-17

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Capacity 34,988 · grass · Referee: A. Madley

Match events

32'Karlan Grant
36'Perry Ng
56'Isaiah Jones (L. Engel)
61'Ollie·Tanner (Ike Ugbo)
67'Ryan Wintle (Callum Robinson)
70'Isaiah Jones (Marcus Forss)
70'Josh Coburn (Emmanuel Latte Lath)
71'Ebou Adams (M. Romeo)
71'Kion Etete (Rubin Colwill)
75'Sam Greenwood
80'Dimitris Goutas
84'Emmanuel Latte Lath (Marcus Forss)
87'Sam Greenwood (Morgan Rogers)
87'Riley McGree (Matt Crooks)
90'L. Engel (A. Bangura)

Lineups

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

M. CarrickCoach

E. Bulut

Bench (9)

Match trends

Middlesbrough have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Cardiff have averaged 2.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Middlesbrough wins

2Draws

1Cardiff wins

17-7Goals

1–1Jan 4, 2025, 3:00 PM

0–2Aug 31, 2024, 11:30 AM

1–4Apr 27, 2024, 2:00 PM

1–3Feb 11, 2023, 3:00 PM

2–3Sep 13, 2022, 6:45 PM

2–0Apr 27, 2022, 6:45 PM

0–2Oct 23, 2021, 11:30 AM

1–1Feb 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game2.3

1.1Goals conceded per game1.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

A. Madley

4Yellow cards / game

0.1Red cards / game

1.52Penalties scored / game

Based on 21 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Middlesbrough

0-15'

9.1%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

9.1%

46-60'

9.1%

61-75'

27.3%

76-90+'

45.5%

Cardiff

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

61%Possession39%

1.56Expected goals (xG)0.36

6Shots on target3

11Total shots6

3Shots off target2

2Blocked shots1

7Shots inside the box6

4Shots outside the box0

8Corners2

1Offsides2

10Fouls10

1Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

3Goalkeeper saves3

668Total passes433

578Accurate passes356

87%Pass accuracy82%

Player ratings

1Dimitris GoutasCardiff🟨7.9
2Isaiah JonesMiddlesbrough⚽ 17.9
3Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough7.5
4Dael FryMiddlesbrough7.5
5Ryan WintleCardiff7.3
6T. DiengMiddlesbrough7.3

Box score

Middlesbrough

4Daniel BarlaserM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels33%

17Paddy McNairD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes93%

Tackles1

Duels100%

29Sam GreenwoodM · 87'

🟨6.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels43%

1

1T. DiengG · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes31%

Tackles—

Duels—

6Dael Fry (C)D · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes82%

Tackles2

Duels100%

7Hayden HackneyM · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes92%

Tackles3

Duels67%

27

27L. EngelD · 89'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots— on target

Passes54%

Tackles1

Duels29%

2Tommy SmithD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes49%

Tackles6

Duels70%

8

8Riley McGreeM · 87'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes28%

Tackles3

Duels42%

11Isaiah JonesM · 70'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes19%

Tackles5

Duels70%

19Josh CoburnF · 70'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels0%

Bench (9)

10Morgan RogersF · 8'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels100%

21Marcus ForssF · 20'

🅰️ 16.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels50%

25Matt CrooksM · 8'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels0%

15Anfernee DijksteelD

—

26Darragh LenihanD

—

23

23T. GloverG

—

18

18Samuel SilveraF

—

9

9Emmanuel Latte LathF · 20'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels33%

24

24A. BanguraD · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels—

Cardiff

23

23E. SiopisM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles1

Duels44%

21Jak AlnwickG · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes35%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6Ryan WintleM · 67'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes14%

Tackles2

Duels100%

5Mark McGuinnessD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes45%

Tackles2

Duels80%

38

38Perry NgD · 90'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes47%

Tackles2

Duels40%

9Kion EteteF · 71'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels38%

4Dimitris GoutasD · 90'

🟨7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes41%

Tackles2

Duels89%

18Ebou AdamsD · 71'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles3

Duels50%

8

8J. Ralls (C)M · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles3

Duels50%

16

16Karlan GrantF · 90'

🟨6.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels18%

32Ollie·TannerF · 61'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels38%

Bench (9)

12

12Ike UgboF · 29'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels0%

13

13R. RúnarssonG

—

2

2M. RomeoD · 19'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels67%

47Callum RobinsonF · 23'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels100%

19Romaine SawyersM

—

35Andy RinomhotaM

—

25Kieron Thomas EvansM

—

24Jonathan PanzoD

—

27Rubin ColwillM · 19'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles1

Duels40%

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