Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 13 Sep 2022 · 18:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Riley McGree 81' Y
Y 85' Ryan Wintle

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
3
3
Middlesbrough FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-10-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Cardiff City FC H 2–3 L
05 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
30 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
27 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
20 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 3–2 W
03 Sep Millwall FC A 0–2 L
30 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
27 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
21 Aug Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
17 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' GOAL! Callum O'Dowda scores on 4.
  • 9' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mark Harris makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Callum Robinson, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' The supporters are chanting for Romaine Sawyers. He replaces Joe Ralls on 36 minute.
  • 37' Romaine Sawyers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Ralls at the 37 minute mark.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Perry Ng doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Paddy McNair departs to be replaced by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 51' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Matt Clarke is replaced by Marc Bola.
  • 64' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Matt Clarke by Marc Bola on 64 minute.
  • 67' Callum O'Dowda makes way for Sheyi Ojo at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' What a strike from Duncan Watmore! The score is 1-3.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rodrigo Muniz makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 79' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Curtis Nelson comes on to replace Perry Ng.
  • 81' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Wintle.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Marcus Forss on, Dael Fry off on 89 minutes.
  • Middlesbrough FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cardiff City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riley McGree 3
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Matt Clarke 2
Josh Murphy 2
Sean Morrison 2
Ashley Fletcher 1
Duncan Watmore 1
Finn Azaz 1

Head to Head

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 2020-10-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC L 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-08-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-08-20 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC W 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC44% Draw28% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
56%
Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw47% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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