Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

Middlesbrough

1 - 3

Cardiff

🕒 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 14 · Cardiff 2

Referee Stats

Jeremy Simpson

18 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	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-13).
Cardiff controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 0.87 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 23

Avg: 1.67 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.78

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

1.13

PPG

1.78

0.87

1.67

1.26

1.28

35%

O2.5

53%

48%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank14th

Cardiff rank2nd

Middlesbrough points49

Cardiff points71

Middlesbrough: #14 · 49 pts · GD -9

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cardiff: #2 · 71 pts · GD +20

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals4-12

Record0-1-4

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 last 5 away

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home26%

Cardiff score away82%

Cardiff clean sheet away35%

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 home0.87 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough concede at home1.26 vs 1.16

Cardiff score away1.67 vs 1.16

Cardiff concede away1.28 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough score 38% below league average, while Cardiff score 43% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 8% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 8% below 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

300

393

Passes Accurate

184

260

Passes %

61%

66%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 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