Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

3 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Isaiah Jones 56’
  • Emmanuel Latte Lath 84’

Match summary

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

Isaiah Jones put Middlesbrough ahead in the 56th minute and Emmanuel Latte Lath made it 2-0 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Cardiff's 0.56 from 6.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Cardiff
11 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.20 xG 0.56
2.20 Non-penalty xG 0.56

Key events

Middlesbrough Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Isaiah Jones1-0 (Middlesbrough)
56’
Emmanuel Latte Lath2-0 (Middlesbrough)
84’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Sam Greenwood
Cardiff
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Perry Ng
  • Karlan Grant

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.56 56’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 1-0 56’ 84’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 2-0 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.56 56’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Jones 56’ 84’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 2-0 Lath 84’
Middlesbrough 2.20 xGCardiff 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
56’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 35’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 84’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+4’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 90+3’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 87’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+2’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 35’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 84’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+4’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 90+3’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 87’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+2’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Smith
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Engel Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Barlaser
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Isaiah Jones Taken off
70′ 1 – 2 1.02 – – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
87′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Riley McGree Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Josh Coburn Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.26 – – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – 1 0.31 – – –
Morgan Rogers Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Matt Crooks Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Middlesbrough win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Cardiff win 22% Avg odds 4.29

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.