Middlesbrough FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

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Cardiff City FC

Wed 27 Apr 2022 · 18:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Curtis Nelson

Y 33' Ryan Wintle

Y 62' Oliver Denham

Isaiah Jones 88' Y

Y 90' Will Vaulks

Jonathan Howson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-10-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-07-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L
15 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–0	D
09 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	Fulham FC	H	0–1	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
18 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
02 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–4	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Cardiff City FC
#3	Position	#21
15	Points	7
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 3
16	Scored	10
12	Conceded	12
+4	GD	-2
1.88	PPG	0.88
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at Riverside Stadium.
5' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Rubin Colwill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Isaiah Jones has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 256 appearances.
15' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' Thomas Doyle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Anfernee Dijksteel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Curtis Nelson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcus Tavernier on 28.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Wintle on 33.
38' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
53' Riley McGree adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
54' What composure from Riley McGree! The Australia international strokes it home. 3-0.
59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 61 minute. Folarin Balogun leaves to be changed by Andraz Sporar.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver Denham.
63' The whistle greets Max Watters as he departs to be replaced by Mark Harris.
68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
73' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aaron Connolly is hanging Duncan Watmore on the field on 75 minute.
76' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 76 minute. Duncan Watmore leaves to be changed by Aaron Connolly.
80' James Collins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Hugill at the 80 minute mark.
85' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Isaiah Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Will Vaulks.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Riley McGree	3
Josh Murphy	2
Sean Morrison	2
Matt Clarke	2
Duncan Watmore	1
Finn Azaz	1
Britt Assombalonga	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2022-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Fulham FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.83 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC55% Draw24% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

45%

Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw44% Cardiff City FC17%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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