Middlesbrough vs Cardiff

4 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee T Nield

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Emmanuel Latte Lath 12’
  • Calum Chambers 21’

Match summary

Middlesbrough and Cardiff drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Emmanuel Latte Lath put Middlesbrough ahead in the 12th minute and Calum Chambers equalised in the 21st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Middlesbrough created 0.76 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Cardiff 0.47 from 8.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Cardiff
9 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 0.47
0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.47

Key events

Middlesbrough Cardiff
Kick-off
Emmanuel Latte Lath1-0 (Middlesbrough)
12’
21’
Calum Chambers1-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Daniel Barlaser
  • Ben Gannon-Doak
Cardiff
  • Andy Rinomhota
  • Callum O'Dowda
  • Alex Robertson

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 0.76 0.47 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-0 12’ 21’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), 1-1 21’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.47 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Lath 12’ 21’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), 1-1 Chambers 21’
Middlesbrough 0.76 xGCardiff 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
74’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 21’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 58’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Manolis Siopis (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Tom Glover
90′ – – – – – – –
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel
90′ – – – – – – –
Dael Fry
90′ – – – – – – –
Rav van den Berg
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Neto Borges Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Daniel Barlaser
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Hayden Hackney
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Gannon-Doak
90′ – – – – – –
Finn Azaz Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Delano Burgzorg Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath
90′ 1 – 2 0.50 – – –
Isaiah Jones Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Engel Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 61% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.19
Cardiff win 16% Avg odds 5.72

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

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough WDDDW
Cardiff DLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cardiff 0-2 Middlesbrough, 31 Aug 24 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff, 17 Oct 26  All Middlesbrough vs Cardiff 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.