Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Cardiff City FC is underway.
  • 4' Callum O'Dowda doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' Romaine Sawyers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 14' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Against the run of play, Mark Harris has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Romaine Sawyers on, Joe Ralls off on 36 minutes.
  • 37' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Joe Ralls is replaced by Romaine Sawyers on 37 minute.
  • 42' Niels Nkounkou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 45' The England Perry Ng breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-3!
  • 46' Anfernee Dijksteel is replacing Paddy McNair for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 51' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matty Crooks made 191 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Marc Bola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Clarke on 63 minute.
  • 64' Matt Clarke makes way for Marc Bola at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 67' Sheyi Ojo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum O'Dowda on 67 minute.
  • 72' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' The England Duncan Watmore breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-3!
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rodrigo Muniz makes it 2-3.
  • 79' Curtis Nelson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Perry Ng at the 79 minute mark.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riley McGree.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Wintle.
  • 89' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Forss is hanging Dael Fry on the field on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Emmanuel Latte Lath 3
Riley McGree 3
Sean Morrison 2
Matt Clarke 2
Josh Murphy 2
Callum O'Dowda 1
Josh Bowler 1
Mark Harris 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
2 / 4
2.04 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC51% Draw25% Cardiff City FC24%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
49%
Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw41% Cardiff City FC19%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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