Cardiff – Middlesbrough 0–2

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

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 2–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. A. Gilbert opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Martin

22'

2H

53'

⚽A. Gilbertassist S. Brynn

⇄Vidić↓ Keller

70'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

76'

⚽H. Hackney

⇄Kovač↓ Bianchi

79'

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

Momentum

C

⚽⚽

MID

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 18, 2024 · 17:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance42,553 / 44,793 (95%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

42Ball possession %58

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.7

12Total shots10

4Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Almeida

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.21Formation7.324-3-3 MID

17.0Costa 27.6Schmidt 37.5Marsh 47.8Müller 57.2Petrov 67.8Walsh 76.3Haas 86.3Martin 97.9Almeida 107.1Bianchi 116.8Keller

Cardiff

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Costa7.0 2Schmidt7.6 3Marsh7.5 4Müller7.8 5Petrov7.2 6Walsh7.8 7Haas6.3 8Martin6.3 9Almeida7.9 10Bianchi7.1 11Keller6.8

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