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

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Isaiah Jones 56' 1–0

Emmanuel Latte Lath 84' 2–0

Y 32' Karlan Grant

Y 36' Perry Ng

Sam Greenwood 75' Y

Y 80' Dimitrios Goutas

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 James Mainwaring
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	Watford FC	A	3–2	W
23 Sep	Southampton FC	H	2–1	W
19 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
16 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
30 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
19 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Cardiff City FC
#10	Position	#21
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Middlesbrough FC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Mark McGuinness is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
10' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Mahlon Romeo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 382 appearances.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Karlan Grant.
36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Perry Ng.
41' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-3-3.
51' Lukas Engel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Brilliant from the ! Isaiah Jones makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 56.
61' The crowd applauds Ollie Tanner as he leaves the pitch. Ike Ugbo steps in for Cardiff City FC.
66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
67' Cardiff City FC make a change. Ryan Wintle trudges off to be replaced by Callum Robinson on 67 minutes.
70' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Josh Coburn is replaced by Emmanuel Latte Lath on 70 minute.
71' Marcus Forss is replacing Isaiah Jones for the Middlesbrough FC side.
74' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Rubin Colwill on, Kion Etete off on 74 minutes.
75' Sam Greenwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
80' A moment of madness from Dimitrios Goutas on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Emmanuel Latte Lath makes it 2-0.
87' Matt Crooks gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Riley McGree and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The whistle greets Lukas Engel as he departs to be replaced by Alex Bangura.
It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
4
Daniel Barlaser
1
Seny Dieng
8
Riley McGree ↓ Matt Crooks 87'
11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Marcus Forss 70'
7
Hayden Hackney
29
Sam Greenwood ↓ Morgan Rogers 87'
19
Josh Coburn ↓ Emmanuel Latte Lath 70'
27
Lukas Engel ↓ Alex Bangura 89'
2
Tom Smith

Bench

10
Morgan Rogers ↑ 87'
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 70'
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
26
Darragh Lenihan
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↑ 70'
24
Alex Bangura ↑ 89'
23
Tom Glover
18
Sam Silvera
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 87'

Coach Michael Carrick

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

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
Paddy McNair	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-09-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-09-02 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.94 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.4 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC49% Draw35% Cardiff City FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	39%	61%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

51%

Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC27% Draw65% Cardiff City FC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.7%

1 – 0

23.1%

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

1.8%

3 – 1

1.6%

2 – 2

1.1%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	13%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	28%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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