Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
31 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 61%
Draws 16%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18
Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

8
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-5-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.65
1.38
GF
1.26
0.75
GA
1.00
39%
O2.5
39%
30%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Cardiff rank2nd
Middlesbrough points76
Cardiff points90
Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals10-4
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
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%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.530%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Cardiff score away78%
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 home1.38 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.14
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Cardiff score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 29% 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
2
3
Total Shots
11
9
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
19
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
422
300
Passes Accurate
293
190
Passes %
69%
63%

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