Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Nield 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 10 · Cardiff 24
Referee Stats
21 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 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 29%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (75%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 23
Avg: 1.35 / 1.00

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 2-11-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 46
Avg: 1.04 / 2.00

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

2

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

1.70
PPG
0.74
1.35
GF
1.04
1.00
GA
2.00
39%
O2.5
57%
43%
BTTS
70%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank10th
Cardiff rank24th
Middlesbrough points64
Cardiff points44
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.
Cardiff: #24 · 44 pts · GD -25
56 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals6-4
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 D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals6-9
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 43%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away70%
Cardiff clean sheet away9%

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 home1.35 vs 1.43
Middlesbrough concede at home1.00 vs 1.02
Cardiff score away1.04 vs 1.02
Cardiff concede away2.00 vs 1.43
Middlesbrough score 6% below league average, while Cardiff score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 2% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 39% 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
3
2
Total Shots
9
8
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
75%
25%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
9
15
Offsides
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
687
228
Passes Accurate
616
141
Passes %
90%
62%

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