Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Cardiff City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 11 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 72' Darragh Lenihan
Y 78' Cameron Archer

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

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Cardiff City FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
04 Feb Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
31 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
21 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
18 Jan Leeds United FC A 2–5 L
14 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Cardiff City FC A 3–1 W
04 Feb Blackpool FC H 3–0 W
28 Jan Watford FC H 2–0 W
22 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
14 Jan Millwall FC H 1–0 W
07 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–5 L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Middlesbrough FC
#14 Position #2
18 Points 29
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
27 Scored 30
27 Conceded 19
+0 GD +11
1.20 PPG 1.93
27% Win % 53%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 10' Zack Steffen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' What a strike from Marcus Forss! The score is 0-1.
  • 22' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sory Kaba makes it 1-1.
  • 30' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Howson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cameron Archer makes it 1-2.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Joe Ralls is replaced by Ryan Wintle.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sheyi Ojo is replaced by Andy Rinomhota on 57 minute.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Middlesbrough FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 69' Marcus Forss makes way for Isaiah Jones at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 70' Perry Ng gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Mahlon Romeo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 77' Chuba Akpom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Archer on 78.
  • 79' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Cameron Archer exits the field as Dael Fry enters on 79.
  • 84' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
  • 85' Isaak Davies is replacing Jaden Philogene Bidace for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 89' Matty Crooks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chuba Akpom on 89 minute.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Riley McGree — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Middlesbrough FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Riley McGree 3
Matt Clarke 2
Josh Murphy 2
Sean Morrison 2
Jack Moylan 1
Andraz Sporar 1
Marcus Tavernier 1

Head to Head

2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-01-18 Leeds United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-01-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-01-07 Middlesbrough FC 1–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.42 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC26% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC50%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
74%
Cardiff City FC or Middlesbrough FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC21% Draw39% Middlesbrough FC40%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 20% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.