Cardiff – Middlesbrough 1–0

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Romano opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

Romano

46'

⚽Romanoassist Moreau

48'

⇄Müller↓ Pereira

76'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

⇄Petrov↓ Romano

85'

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

Momentum

C

⚽

MID

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 8, 2021 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance38,074 / 44,793 (85%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

1.4Expected goals (xG)0.4

11Total shots10

4Shots on target4

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks5

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Lopez

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-37.13Formation6.914-3-3 MID

17.8Lopez 27.6Lindqvist 36.5Rossi 47.6Novak 56.8Hansen 66.3Ferrari 77.8Silva 86.8García 97.8Moreau 106.3Romano 117.1Pereira

Cardiff

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

1Lopez7.8 2Lindqvist7.6 3Rossi6.5 4Novak7.6 5Hansen6.8 6Ferrari6.3 7Silva7.8 8García6.8 9Moreau7.8 10Romano6.3 11Pereira7.1

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

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