Cardiff vs Boro 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

FT
0 - 2

35': Andraz Sporar (P)
74': Martín Payero

Introduction

Cardiff City are hosting Middlesbrough at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

28': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
35': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
38': Uche Ikpeazu (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieffer Moore replaces Perry Ng.
63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Onel Hernández.
70': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Martín Payero (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Eli King replaces Will Vaulks.
80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Andraz Sporar.
85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Uche Ikpeazu.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Middlesbrough 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,513

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

MID		CAR
11	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
14	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	4
48.4	Possession	51.6
21	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
145	Accurate Passes	164
246	Passes	261
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	5
20	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	63
15	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	6
12	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	13
25	Effective Clearances	29
25	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
2	Mark McGuinness
5	Aden Flint
30	Ciaron Brown
38	Perry Ng
27	Rubin Colwill
21	Marlon Pack
6	Will Vaulks
19	James Collins
29	Mark Harris
26	Ryan Giles

Substitutes:

Kieffer Moore, Eli King, Dillon Phillips, Curtis Nelson, Kieron Evans, Sean Morrison, Isaak Davies.

Middlesbrough (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
22	Sol Bamba
14	Lee Peltier
17	Paddy McNair
25	Matt Crooks
7	Marcus Tavernier
10	Martín Payero
8	Onel Hernández
16	Jonathan Howson
11	Andraz Sporar
9	Uche Ikpeazu

Substitutes:

Duncan Watmore, Luke Daniels, Toyosi Olusanya, James Léa Siliki, Josh Coburn, Isaiah Jones, Williams Kokolo.

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