Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 4 · Cardiff 22
Referee Stats
9 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 22%
Draws 11%
Away wins 67%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-6).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (68%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-7-4

Goals For / Against

46 / 20
Avg: 1.92 / 0.83

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-3-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 34
Avg: 0.91 / 1.48

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.04
1.92
GF
0.91
0.83
GA
1.48
57%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank4th
Cardiff rank22nd
Middlesbrough points75
Cardiff points49
Middlesbrough: #4 · 75 pts · GD +28
16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #22 · 49 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals14-5
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 W W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-10
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 26%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home91%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Cardiff score away43%
Cardiff clean sheet away17%

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 home1.92 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough concede at home0.83 vs 1.11
Cardiff score away0.91 vs 1.11
Cardiff concede away1.48 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough score 45% above league average, while Cardiff score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 25% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 12% above 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.

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
2
4
Total Shots
10
6
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
6
6
Offsides
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
543
272
Passes Accurate
435
178
Passes %
80%
65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (35.3%)
BTTS9 (52.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season