Cardiff vs Middlesbrough

31 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee David Webb

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Matt Clarke 55’
  • Aaron Ramsey 82’ (og)

Match summary

Middlesbrough won 2-0 away at Cardiff. It was goalless at half-time.

Matt Clarke put Middlesbrough ahead with a header in the 55th minute and Ramsey's own goal made it 0-2 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Cardiff's 0.50 from 12.

Match stats

Cardiff Middlesbrough
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 0.81
0.50 Non-penalty xG 0.81

Key events

Cardiff Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
55’
Matt Clarke0-1 (Middlesbrough)
82’
Aaron Ramsey
Own goal
0-2 (Middlesbrough)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Jesper Daland
  • Manolis Siopis
Middlesbrough
  • Aidan Morris

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.81 55’ Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough), 0-1 55’ 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) own goal, 0-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.81 55’ Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Clarke 55’ 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) own goal, 0-2 Ramsey 82’
Cardiff 0.50 xGMiddlesbrough 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Cardiff attacking 
40’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 82’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 47’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 77’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 49’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), own goal 40’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.21 xG, off target 82’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 47’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 77’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 49’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jesper Daland Taken off
43′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Alex Robertson Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Aaron Ramsey
90′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
Chris Willock Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Wilfried Kanga Taken off
73′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Dimitris Goutas Came on as a substitute
47′ – – – – – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Anwar El Ghazi Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
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 26% Avg odds 3.59
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Middlesbrough win 47% Avg odds 2.02

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

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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.