Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 8 · Cardiff 12
Referee Stats
2 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 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (11-6).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (61%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 26
Avg: 1.30 / 1.13

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 38
Avg: 1.13 / 1.65

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.48
PPG
1.26
1.30
GF
1.13
1.13
GA
1.65
35%
O2.5
57%
43%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank8th
Cardiff rank12th
Middlesbrough points69
Cardiff points62
Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9
27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #12 · 62 pts · GD -17
34 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W L W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-5
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-11
Record2-0-3
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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away70%
Cardiff clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Middlesbrough concede at home1.13 vs 1.20
Cardiff score away1.13 vs 1.20
Cardiff concede away1.65 vs 1.48
Middlesbrough score 12% below league average, while Cardiff score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 6% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

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

Cardiff goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
11
6
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
4
0
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
668
433
Passes Accurate
578
356
Passes %
87%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (31.3%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season