Middlesbrough – Cardiff 3–2

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

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 3–2 at Middlesbrough Stadium in Championship. A. Gilbert opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽A. Gilbertassist C. Brittain

18'

29'

⚽Andersenassist Lopez

⚽H. Hackney

41'

2H

52'

⚽Vidić

⚽A. Gilbertassist A. Bangura

64'

H. Hackney

70'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

74'

⇄Ferrari↓ Lopez

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

83'

⇄Silva↓ Andersen

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance26,260 / 35,013 (75%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking MID

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Vidić

7.9

Lineups

MID 4-3-36.81Formation7.124-3-3 C

7.4Hackney 16.3Almeida 27.3Bianchi 36.3Keller 47.4Janssen 57.2Johnson 67.2Weber 76.7Dubois 87.9Vidić 96.7Kovač 107.6Andersen 117.7Lopez

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

1Almeida6.3 2Bianchi7.3 3Keller6.3 4Janssen7.4 5Johnson7.2 6Weber7.2 7Dubois6.7 8Vidić7.9 9Kovač6.7 10Andersen7.6 11Lopez7.7

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