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. H. Hackney opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽H. Hackneyassist L. Ayling

15'

26'

⚽Silvaassist García

⚽A. Gilbert

38'

2H

49'

⚽Romano

⚽H. Hackneyassist H. Hackney

61'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

71'

⇄Marsh↓ Romano

C. Brittain

79'

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

80'

⇄Müller↓ Moreau

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 7, 2022 · 18:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance25,910 / 35,013 (74%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking MID

#4·

#11

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

H. Hackney

7.9

Lineups

MID 4-3-37.31Formation6.654-3-3 C

7.9Hackney 16.4Andersen 26.5Lopez 36.3Lindqvist 46.9Rossi 56.3Novak 67.2Hansen 76.7Ferrari 86.5Silva 97.2García 106.5Moreau 116.7Romano

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

1Andersen6.4 2Lopez6.5 3Lindqvist6.3 4Rossi6.9 5Novak6.3 6Hansen7.2 7Ferrari6.7 8Silva6.5 9García7.2 10Moreau6.5 11Romano6.7

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