Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Middlesbrough 5
Referee Stats
30 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 23%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (18-8).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-4-3

Goals For / Against

40 / 16
Avg: 1.74 / 0.70

Points

52
Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.42 / 1.17

Points

32
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.26
PPG
1.33
1.74
GF
1.42
0.70
GA
1.17
48%
O2.5
61%
43%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Middlesbrough rank5th
Cardiff points90
Middlesbrough points76
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D W L D D
Points6/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home48%
Middlesbrough score away83%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Middlesbrough 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.74 vs 1.41
Cardiff concede at home0.70 vs 1.14
Middlesbrough score away1.42 vs 1.14
Middlesbrough concede away1.17 vs 1.41
Cardiff score 23% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 39% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
18
8
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
13
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
286
295
Passes Accurate
175
191
Passes %
61%
65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (31.3%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (25.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season