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

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Championship · 2022-23

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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

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

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 13 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#2	Position	#14
29	Points	18
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
30	Scored	27
19	Conceded	27
+11	GD	+0
1.93	PPG	1.20
53%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Cardiff City FC — let the battle begin!
4' Callum O'Dowda makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
9' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
14' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
19' Romaine Sawyers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' A goal from the Wales international Mark Harris! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-2!
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' England international Liam Roberts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
36' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Joe Ralls by Romaine Sawyers on 36 minute.
37' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Joe Ralls exits the field as Romaine Sawyers enters on 37.
42' Paddy McNair is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
45' A stunning finish from Perry Ng — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The supporters are chanting for Anfernee Dijksteel. He replaces Paddy McNair on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
56' 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.
61' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Matt Clarke is withdrawn and Marc Bola gets his opportunity.
64' Marc Bola gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Matt Clarke and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Sheyi Ojo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum O'Dowda at the 67 minute mark.
72' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
76' GOAL! Duncan Watmore scores on 76.
77' A stunning finish from Rodrigo Muniz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Perry Ng by Curtis Nelson on 79 minute.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Riley McGree argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Wintle on 85.
89' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 89 minute. Dael Fry leaves to be changed by Marcus Forss.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cardiff City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke ↓ Marc Bola 64'
4
Alex Mowatt ↓ Duncan Watmore 46'
3
Ryan John Giles
17
Paddy McNair ↓ Anfernee Dijksteel 46'
6
Dael Fry ↓ Marcus Forss 89'
16
Jonathan Howson
23
Liam Roberts
25
Matty Crooks
8
Riley McGree
9
Rodrigo Muniz
2
Isaiah Jones

Bench

14
Tommy Smith
18
Duncan Watmore ↑ 46'
24
Massimo Luongo
28
Luke Daniels
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 89'
27
Marc Bola ↑ 64'
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↑ 46'

Coach Chris Wilder

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Romaine Sawyers ↑ 37'
16
Curtis Nelson ↑ 79'
21
Jak Alnwick
10
Sheyi Ojo ↑ 67'
37
Niels Nkounkou ↑ 67'
27
Rubin Colwill
25
Jaden Philogene Bidace

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Riley McGree	3
Matt Clarke	2
Josh Murphy	2
Sean Morrison	2
Sheyi Ojo	1
Marcus Forss	1
William Lankshear	1

Head to Head

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

2.26 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC53% Draw23% Cardiff City FC24%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

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

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

47%

Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw39% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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