Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

Championship · Wednesday 27 April 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough won against Cardiff City 2-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 27 April 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Marcus Tavernier (28') and Riley McGree (53'). Cardiff City did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 9th on 64 points from 43 and Cardiff City 20th on 49 points from 43. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Cardiff City 19th with 53.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cardiff City in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Daniels of Middlesbrough (8.1), ahead of Paddy McNair (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 5 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-L-D-L-L and Cardiff City's L-L-L-W-L.