Cardiff – Middlesbrough 3–2

	1H	2H	T
C	1	2	3
MID	2	0	2

Match report

Cardiff beat Middlesbrough 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. A. Gilbert opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽A. Gilbertassist A. Bangura

⚽Silva

27'

38'

⚽H. Hackney

2H

⚽Hansenassist Kovač

50'

García

68'

⇄Marsh↓ García

69'

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

85'

C. Brittain

⚽Moreauassist Silva

88'

⇄Schmidt↓ Moreau

88'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

MID

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 26, 2023 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance40,314 / 44,793 (90%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Ferrari

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-37.23Formation6.754-3-3 MID

16.7Kovač 27.6Andersen 37.6Lopez 47.4Lindqvist 56.4Rossi 67.4Novak 76.7Hansen 87.8Ferrari 97.6Silva 106.7García 117.6Moreau

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Kovač6.7 2Andersen7.6 3Lopez7.6 4Lindqvist7.4 5Rossi6.4 6Novak7.4 7Hansen6.7 8Ferrari7.8 9Silva7.6 10García6.7 11Moreau7.6

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