Cardiff – Middlesbrough 1–0

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Lopez opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Lopezassist Lindqvist

16'

31'

C. Brittain

2H

⇄García↓ Rossi

72'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

Rossi

80'

⇄Moreau↓ Lindqvist

81'

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

Momentum

C

⚽

MID

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 12, 2021 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance38,970 / 44,793 (87%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

1.3Expected goals (xG)0.3

13Total shots8

5Shots on target3

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks4

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Lopez

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.19Formation7.014-3-3 MID

16.5Keller 27.6Janssen 37.4Johnson 47.4Weber 56.9Dubois 66.4Vidić 76.9Kovač 87.8Andersen 97.9Lopez 107.7Lindqvist 116.6Rossi

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Keller6.5 2Janssen7.6 3Johnson7.4 4Weber7.4 5Dubois6.9 6Vidić6.4 7Kovač6.9 8Andersen7.8 9Lopez7.9 10Lindqvist7.7 11Rossi6.6

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