Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

27 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

Josh Bowler 90+1’

Matt Clarke 45’
Finn Azaz 49’
Emmanuel Latte Lath 56’
Alexander Gilbert 60’

Match summary

Middlesbrough won comfortably, 4-1 away at Cardiff. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matt Clarke put Middlesbrough ahead in the 45th minute. In the second half, Finn Azaz made it 0-2 in the 49th minute, Emmanuel Latte Lath made it 0-3 in the 56th minute, Alexander Gilbert made it 0-4 in the 60th minute, and Josh Bowler pulled one back to make it 1-4 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cardiff created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Middlesbrough 1.66 from 12.

Match stats

15 Shots 12

4 Shots on Target 7

4 Corners 1

0 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.67 xG 1.66

1.67 Non-penalty xG 1.66

Key events

Cardiff Middlesbrough

Kick-off

45’

Matt Clarke

0-1

Half-time0-1

49’

Finn Azaz

0-2

56’

Emmanuel Latte Lath

0-3

60’

Alexander Gilbert

0-4

Josh Bowler

1-4

90+1’

Full-time1-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Cardiff 1.67 xGMiddlesbrough 1.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Cardiff attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Ethan Horvath	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mahlon Romeo Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nathaniel Phillips	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitris Goutas	90′	–	–	2	0.39	–	–	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	77′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Manolis Siopis Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Ralls Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Bowler	90′	1	–	3	0.50	–	–	–
David Turnbull	90′	–	–	4	0.35	–	–	–
Cian Ashford	90′	–	–	3	0.28	–	–	–
Famara Diédhiou Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Raheem Conte Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Joel Colwill Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Ryan Wintle Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Luey Giles Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Seny Dieng	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Ayling	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rav van den Berg Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matt Clarke	90′	1	–	1	0.15	–	–	–
Luke Thomas	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Jonathan Howson Taken off	62′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Daniel Barlaser	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Isaiah Jones Taken off	61′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Alexander Gilbert Taken off	74′	1	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Finn Azaz	90′	1	–	2	0.27	–	–	–
Emmanuel Latte Lath Taken off	83′	1	–	3	0.94	–	–	–
Samuel Silvera Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Law McCabe Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Lennon Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ajay Matthews Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 22% Avg odds 4.35

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86

Middlesbrough win 53% Avg odds 1.78

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff W L W L W

Middlesbrough W W D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff, 03 Oct 23 Next meeting: Cardiff 0-2 Middlesbrough, 31 Aug 24 All Cardiff vs Middlesbrough meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.