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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
5' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
10' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Callum Robinson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Perry Ng.
41' Perry Ng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
46' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Mark McGuinness has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Isaiah Jones on 56.
61' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Ollie Tanner has done his job and it is now time for Ike Ugbo to step up.
66' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Ryan Wintle exits the field as Callum Robinson enters on 67.
70' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Emmanuel Latte Lath comes on to replace Josh Coburn.
71' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Isaiah Jones exits the field as Marcus Forss enters on 71.
74' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Kion Etete is withdrawn and Rubin Colwill gets his opportunity.
75' Sam Greenwood picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dimitrios Goutas.
84' Emmanuel Latte Lath doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Riley McGree is replaced by Matt Crooks on 87 minute.
89' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Lukas Engel has done his job and it is now time for Alex Bangura to step up.
Cardiff City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

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
Josh Murphy	2
Sean Morrison	2
Matt Clarke	2
Alex Gilbert	1
Callum O'Dowda	1
Josh Bowler	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

1 / 4

2.12 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC60% Draw22% Cardiff City FC18%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

40%

Middlesbrough FC or Cardiff City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC44% Draw41% Cardiff City FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

4 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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