English League Championship

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

Cardiff City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Middlesbrough
    • 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
    +34 Coventry City 35 71 6
    +19 Middlesbrough 35 66 7
    +26 Ipswich Town 34 63 7
    +7 Millwall 35 62 9
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    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

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Alex Smithies (GK)
    2 Mark McGuinness Yellow Card
    5 Aden Flint Yellow Card
    30 Ciaron Brown
    38 Perry Ng
    27 Rubin Colwill
    21 Marlon Pack Yellow Card
    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.

    MID 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 Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Duncan Watmore, Luke Daniels, Toyosi Olusanya, James Léa Siliki, Josh Coburn, Isaiah Jones, Williams Kokolo.

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