Cardiff City conquers Middlesbrough 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MIDDLESBROUGH. Cardiff City overcome Middlesbrough.

September 14, 2022

MIDDLESBROUGH. Cardiff City bested Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Philip Dermott and Richard Wild. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Middlesbrough

2 - 3

Cardiff City

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

12 Total 6
3 On Target 3
9 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 0

137 Attack 71
83 Dangerous attack 21
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

6 Total 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 68% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Cardiff City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (R. McGree). On the other side, Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (R. Wintle).

Match Timeline

Callum O'Dowda(goal)C. Robinson

20'

37'

R. Sawyers- sub ->J. Ralls

45'

P. Ng(goal)A. Rinomhota

A. Dijksteel- sub ->P. McNair

46'

64'

67'

76'

77'

79'

Riley McGree- Yellow

81'

85'

R. Wintle- Yellow

Marcus Forss- sub ->D. Fry

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After playing this match, Middlesbrough will stay with 9 points like West Bromwich Albion, Luton Town and Swansea City to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Cardiff City will have 11 points like Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Blackpool and Hull City to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with Hull City on the 1st of November with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Cardiff City will host Watford on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough

Liam Roberts 23.England

5.8

M. Clarke 5.England

6.4

64'

Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland

6.1

46'

Dael Fry 6.England

6.4

89'

Jonathan Howson 16.England

6.2

Matt Crooks 25.England

6.8

Alex Mowatt 4.England

6.4

46'

Ryan Giles 3.England

6.7

I. Jones 2.England

7.1

Riley McGree 8.Australia

6.9

81'

Rodrigo Muniz 9.Brazil

7.3

77'

Substitutes

Luke Daniels 28.England

A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname

7.3

46'

M. Bola 27.England

6.9

64'

Tommy Smith 14.England

Massimo Luongo 24.Australia

Duncan Watmore 18.England

7.1

46'

76'

Marcus Forss 21.Finland

89'

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Liam Roberts (5.8), Paddy McNair (6.1), Dael Fry (6.4), Matthew Clarke (6.4), Isaiah Jones (7.1), Matt Crooks (6.8), Jonathan Howson (6.2), Alex Mowatt (6.4), Ryan Giles (6.7), Riley McGree (6.9) and Rodrigo Muniz (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: L. Daniels, Anfernee Dijksteel (7.3), M. Luongo, Marc Bola (6.9), T. Smith, Duncan Watmore (7.1) and Marcus Forss.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: P. McNair for A. Dijksteel (46′), A. Mowatt for D. Watmore (46′), M. Clarke for M. Bola (64′) and D. Fry for M. Forss (89′).

Best player: Anfernee Dijksteel

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Anfernee Dijksteel.

His rating is (7.3) with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

Ryan Allsop 1.England

6.4

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

6.6

P. Ng 38.England

7.3

79'

45'

Cédric Kipré 23.Ivory Coast

6.5

Jack Simpson 26.England

7.9

Callum O'Dowda 11.Republic of Ireland

7.4

67'

J. Ralls 8.England

6.9

37'

R. Wintle 6.England

6.7

85'

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

6.5

N. Harris 29.England

6.6

79'

20'

C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland

7.7

67'

Mark Harris 29.Wales

Substitutes

J. Alnwick 21.England

Niels Nkounkou 37.France

6.5

67'

Curtis Nelson 16.England

6.5

79'

R. Colwill 27.Wales

6.2

J. Colwill 34.Wales

79'

J. Philogene 25.England

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.6

37'

S. Ojo 10.England

6.4

67'

Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Steve Morison played with: M. Harris, Ryan Allsop (6.4), Mahlon Romeo (6.6), Cédric Kipré (6.5), Perry Ng (7.3), Jack Simpson (7.9), Callum O’Dowda (7.4), Andy Rinomhota (6.5), Ryan Wintle (6.7), Joe Ralls (6.9) and Mark Harris (6.6), Callum Robinson (7.7).

They had on the bench: Niels Nkounkou (6.5), Joel Colwill, Curtis Nelson (6.5), J. Alnwick, J. Philogene-Bidace, Sheyi Ojo (6.4), Romaine Sawyers (6.6) and Rubin Colwill (6.2).

Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of R. Sawyers (injured).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: J. Ralls for R. Sawyers (37′), C. O’Dowda for S. Ojo (67′), C. Robinson for N. Nkounkou (67′), P. Ng for C. Nelson (79′) and M. Harris for J. Colwill (79′).