Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

0 - 2

🕒 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Cardiff 19 · Middlesbrough 7

Referee Stats

Jeremy Simpson

27 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	56%
Draws	19%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (9-21).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (1-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 29

Avg: 0.96 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 29

Avg: 1.09 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.09

PPG

1.13

0.96

1.09

1.26

39%

O2.5

39%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Cardiff rank19th

Middlesbrough rank7th

Cardiff points53

Middlesbrough points70

Cardiff: #19 · 53 pts · GD -18

35 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #7 · 70 pts · GD +9

18 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D L L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals3-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

L D D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index36

Goals8-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home52%

Cardiff clean sheet at home17%

Middlesbrough score away65%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away35%

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 home0.96 vs 1.41

Cardiff concede at home1.26 vs 1.09

Middlesbrough score away1.09 vs 1.09

Middlesbrough concede away1.26 vs 1.41

Cardiff score 32% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Cardiff are 15% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

261

246

Passes Accurate

164

145

Passes %

63%

59%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	6
Draws	3
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (31.3%)
BTTS	8 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (25.0%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

04 Jan 2025 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 1 - 1 31 Aug 2024 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

27 Apr 2024 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 4 03 Oct 2023 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

11 Feb 2023 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3 13 Sep 2022 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 2 - 3

2021-2022 Season

27 Apr 2022 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 2 - 0 23 Oct 2021 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2

2020-2021 Season

27 Feb 2021 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 1 - 1 24 Oct 2020 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

18 Jul 2020 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 1 - 3 21 Sep 2019 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2017-2018 Season

17 Feb 2018 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0 21 Oct 2017 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 0 - 1

2015-2016 Season

23 Feb 2016 Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 3 - 1 20 Oct 2015 Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0