CARDIFF. Middlesbrough had a smooth win over Cardiff City. Middlesbrough was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with M. Clarke (45′), Finn Azaz (49′), Emmanuel Latte Lath (56′) and A. Gilbert (60′). Cardiff City reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by J. Bowler, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 22,999 spectators. The referee was Jeremy Simpson assisted by Robert Hyde and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.04 degrees Celsius or 42.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 83 Attack 93
- 45 Dangerous attack 40
- 76 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cardiff City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Middlesbrough was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cardiff City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cardiff City stays with 62 points like Bristol City to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough will has 66 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Rotherham United on the 4th of May with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (3 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Watford on the 4th of May with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Watford (5 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
57'
90'
Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Y. Meïté, R. Colwill, Ethan Horvath , M. Romeo , N. Phillips , D. Goutas , O. Tanner , Manolis Siopis , J. Ralls , J. Bowler , D. Turnbull , C. Ashford and F. Diédhiou .
The home team had on the bench: R. Wintle , R. Sawyers, J. Colwill , R. Conte , D. Lawlor, M. Turner, C. Robinson , C. Antwi and L. Giles .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 5 changes: M. Romeo for R. Conte (57′), F. Diédhiou for C. Robinson (68′), O. Tanner for L. Giles (77′), J. Ralls for R. Wintle (68′) and Manolis Siopis for J. Colwill (57′).
Player of the match: D. Turnbull
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was D. Turnbull.
His rating is with 52 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
Also Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Seny Dieng , Luke Ayling , Rav van den Berg , M. Clarke , Luke Thomas , Jonathan Howson , Dan Barlaser , I. Jones , A. Gilbert , Finn Azaz , Emmanuel Latte Lath .
These were the players on the bench: A. Dijksteel , Sam Silvera , Lewis O’Brien, Alex Bangura, Sam Greenwood, C. Lennon , L. McCabe , S. Connor and A. Matthews .
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 2 changes: I. Jones for Sam Silvera (61′) and Rav van den Berg for A. Dijksteel (74′).
Player of the match: Finn Azaz
The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Finn Azaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Sunderland – 1-0
- Southampton – Stoke City – 0-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Millwall – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Hull City – Ipswich Town – 3-3
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 1-4
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 0-0
