Middlesbrough – Cardiff 3–2

	1H	2H	T
MID	1	2	3
C	0	2	2

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 3–2 at Middlesbrough Stadium in Championship. H. Hackney opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽H. Hackneyassist A. Baptiste

9'

S. Brynn

45'

2H

⚽H. Hackneyassist Leo Castledine

47'

58'

⚽Müllerassist Marsh

62'

Nielsen

⚽A. Gilbert

70'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

75'

⇄Keller↓ Walsh

A. Gilbert

79'

81'

⚽Schmidt

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

84'

⇄Janssen↓ Petrov

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 3, 2022 · 18:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance25,209 / 35,013 (72%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking MID

#18·

#7

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.9

Lineups

MID 4-3-37.21Formation7.094-3-3 C

7.8Hackney 17.1García 26.4Moreau 36.6Romano 47.4Pereira 57.4Nielsen 66.8Costa 77.9Schmidt 87.5Marsh 96.5Müller 106.7Petrov 117.7Walsh

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1García7.1 2Moreau6.4 3Romano6.6 4Pereira7.4 5Nielsen7.4 6Costa6.8 7Schmidt7.9 8Marsh7.5 9Müller6.5 10Petrov6.7 11Walsh7.7

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL