Cardiff City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

1 – 4

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' Matt Clarke

0–2 49' Finn Azaz

0–3 56' Emmanuel Latte Lath

0–4 60' Alex Gilbert

Josh Bowler 90+2' 1–4

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 10 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Simpson
Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
Assistant 2 Natalie Aspinall

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-27 Cardiff City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–4	L
20 Apr	Southampton FC	H	2–1	W
13 Apr	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
06 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	1–3	L
01 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	4–1	W
22 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	3–4	L
13 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
06 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W
01 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#19	Position	#2
10	Points	21
10	Played	10
2 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 1
16	Scored	20
15	Conceded	14
+1	GD	+6
1.00	PPG	2.10
20%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 19th (10 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/4

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/3

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	5 G	2 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cardiff City FC and Middlesbrough FC get this one started.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Gilbert, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
25' The 31-year-old Mahlon Romeo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Goal! Matt Clarke scores his 14 goal in 378 matches.
49' A stunning finish from Finn Azaz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Emmanuel Latte Lath is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
57' The supporters are chanting for Raheem Conte. He replaces Mahlon Romeo on 57 minute.
58' Joel Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Manolis Siopis on 58 minute.
60' What composure from Alex Gilbert! The Ireland international strokes it home. 0-4.
61' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Sam Silvera on, Isaiah Jones off on 61 minutes.
62' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Law McCabe comes on to replace Jonny Howson.
67' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
68' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Ralls departs to be replaced by Ryan Wintle.
69' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Famara Diedhiou by Callum Robinson on 69 minute.
74' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Rav van den Berg is replaced by Anfernee Dijksteel.
75' Charlie Lennon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Gilbert at the 75 minute mark.
77' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Luey Giles on, Ollie Tanner off on 77 minutes.
82' Ajay Matthews is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Latte Lath at the 82 minute mark.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
1-4 the final result. Cardiff City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Famara Diedhiou ↓ Callum Robinson 69'
1
Ethan Horvath
2
Mahlon Romeo ↓ Raheem Conte 57'
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Ryan Wintle 68'
15
David Turnbull
4
Dimitrios Goutas
14
Josh Bowler
12
Nathaniel Phillips
23
Manolis Siopis ↓ Joel Colwill 58'
32
Ollie Tanner ↓ Luey Giles 77'
45
Cian Ashford

Bench

47
Callum Robinson ↑ 69'
19
Romaine Sawyers
6
Ryan Wintle ↑ 68'
48
Cameron Antwi
34
Joel Colwill ↑ 58'
41
Matthew Turner
49
Luey Giles ↑ 77'
36
Raheem Conte ↑ 57'
–
Dylan Lawlor

Coach Erol Bulut

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke
12
Luke Ayling
4
Daniel Barlaser
1
Seny Dieng
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Ajay Matthews 82'
11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Sam Silvera 61'
33
Luke Thomas
20
Finn Azaz
3
Rav van den Berg ↓ Anfernee Dijksteel 74'
14
Alex Gilbert ↓ Charlie Lennon 75'
16
Jonny Howson ↓ Law McCabe 62'

Bench

28
Lewis O'Brien
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↑ 74'
24
Alex Bangura
29
Sam Greenwood
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 61'
49
Law McCabe ↑ 62'
48
Charlie Lennon ↑ 75'
51
Shea Connor
53
Ajay Matthews ↑ 82'

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riley McGree	3
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Matt Clarke	2
Josh Murphy	2
Sean Morrison	2
Marcus Tavernier	1
Isaiah Jones	1
Ashley Fletcher	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-04-27 Cardiff City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-04-27 Cardiff City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-04-22 Middlesbrough FC 3–4 Leeds United FC L 2024-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-04-10 Hull City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-04-01 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.5 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.34 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC26% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC51%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Cardiff City FC or Middlesbrough FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC21% Draw38% Middlesbrough FC41%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 0

3.3%

3 – 2

3.2%

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	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	20%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	16%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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