CARDIFF. Middlesbrough overcomes Cardiff City 3-1. Middlesbrough was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the support of Mark Pottage and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 84
- 64 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 62% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Middlesbrough was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Cardiff City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Darragh Lenihan and Cameron Archer).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Burnley on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head record.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
70'
25'
Cardiff City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sabri Lamouchi decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop , Mahlon Romeo , Cédric Kipré , Mark McGuinness , Callum O’Dowda , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Romaine Sawyers , Joe Ralls , Sheyi Ojo , Sory Kaba and Callum Robinson .
The home team had on the bench: Perry Ng , Andy Rinomhota , Jak Alnwick, Isaak Davies, Kion Etete , Jack Simpson and Ryan Wintle .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: S. Ojo for Ryan Wintle (57′), J. Ralls for Andy Rinomhota (57′), Sory Kaba for Kion Etete (69′), M. Romeo for Perry Ng (70′) and J. Philogene for Isaak Davies (85′).
Best player: Callum Robinson
The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Callum Robinson.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
72'
Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen , Tommy Smith , Paddy McNair , Darragh Lenihan , Ryan Giles , Jonathan Howson , Hayden Hackney , Marcus Forss , Chuba Akpom , Riley McGree and Cameron Archer .
These were the players on the bench: Matt Crooks, Daniel Barlaser, Marc Bola, Liam Roberts, Dael Fry, Alex Mowatt and Isaiah Jones .
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Marcus Forss for Isaiah Jones (69′), Cameron Archer for Dael Fry (79′) and Chuba Akpom for Matt Crooks (89′).
Best player: Cameron Archer
The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Cameron Archer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
- Watford – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Sunderland – Reading – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 0-0
- Sheffield United – Swansea City – 3-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Millwall – 1-2
- Coventry City – Luton Town – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Burnley – Preston North End – 3-0
- Bristol City – Norwich City – 1-0
- Blackpool – Rotherham United – 0-0
