Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 24 · Middlesbrough 10
Referee Stats
27 matches · 0.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.07
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 48%
Draws 26%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

33 / 33
Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
1.09
1.04
GF
1.43
1.17
GA
1.43
30%
O2.5
52%
43%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank24th
Middlesbrough rank10th
Cardiff points44
Middlesbrough points64
Cardiff: #24 · 44 pts · GD -25
56 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8
36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D D L D L
Points3/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-5
Record0-3-2
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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals3-5
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home65%
Cardiff clean sheet at home26%
Middlesbrough score away74%
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 home1.04 vs 1.43
Cardiff concede at home1.17 vs 1.02
Middlesbrough score away1.43 vs 1.02
Middlesbrough concede away1.43 vs 1.43
Cardiff score 27% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 41% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 16% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are level with 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
3
5
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
13
10
Offsides
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
435
412
Passes Accurate
374
346
Passes %
86%
84%

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