Middlesbrough vs Cardiff — Championship
Championship Sat, 17 Oct 2026 Finished Middlesbrough 
2 2
Cardiff Match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 17 Oct, 14:30 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 11
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- Referee
- Tom Nield
Key events
Middlesbrough Timeline Cardiff
- 19'
Brian Barry-Murphy
Yellow card
- 22'
Jack Moylan
Ollie·Tanner
- 25'
Joel Bagan
Yellow card
- 45'
Kyle Joseph
will lankshear
- 45'
Luke Ayling
Sebastian Berhalter
- 45'
Joel Colwill
David Turnbull
- 45+1'
Ollie·Tanner
Jack Moylan
- 58'
Tommy Conway
Callum Brittain
- 61'
will lankshear
Amario Cozier-Duberry
- 63'
Christopher Willock
William Fish
- 73'
Ronan Kpakio
Calum Scanlon
- 74'
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Max Arfsten
- 79'
Ollie·Tanner
Isaak Davies
- 79'
Riley McGree
Myles Peart-Harris
- 83'
Gabriel Osho
Red card
- 88'
Jack Moylan
Yellow card
- 89'
Neto Borges
Jeremy Sarmiento
Lineups
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 R. Vítek G
- 2 C. Brittain D
- 12 L. Ayling D
- 4 A. Phillips D
- 30 Neto Borges D
- 10 A. Morris M
- 29 A. Malanda M
- 11 A. Cozier-Duberry M
- 8 R. McGree M
- 9 T. Conway M
- 22 K. Joseph F
Substitute players
- 16 J. Sarmiento F
- 14 M. Peart-Harris M
- 17 M. Arfsten D
- 18 C. Barron M
- 6 S. Berhalter M
- 31 S. Brynn G
- 3 S. Byram D
- 19 Leo Castledine M
- 7 W. Lankshear F
Cardiff 4-1-4-1Starting lineup
- 1 N. Trott G
- 44 R. Kpakio D
- 5 K. Bielik D
- 4 G. Osho D
- 3 J. Bagan D
- 18 A. Robertson M
- 11 O. Tanner M
- 27 J. Colwill M
- 45 Cian Ashford M
- 16 C. Willock M
- 8 J. Moylan F
Substitute players
- 2 W. Fish D
- 43 P. Moreno M
- 52 T. Perrett M
- 23 C. Scanlon D
- 33 R. Tankiewicz M
- 14 D. Turnbull M
- 39 I. Davies F
- 30 H. Tyrer G
- 50 Charlie Holt M
Match statistics
Middlesbrough Cardiff
2.78 expected_goals 0.91
410 Passes accurate 307
23 Shots insidebox 5
13 Shots outsidebox 2
13 Blocked Shots 1
10 Free Kicks 9
12 Shots on Goal 3
1 Goalkeeper Saves 8
11 Shots off Goal 3
3 Offsides 4
492 Total passes 380
36 Total Shots 7
11 Corner Kicks 4
0 Red Cards 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
9 Fouls 10
57% Ball Possession 43%
Player ratings
Middlesbrough
- 8.2 T. Conway 1 goal · 90'
- 8.1 W. Lankshear 1 goal · 45'
- 7.8 C. Brittain 1 assist · 90'
- 7.7 A. Cozier-Duberry 1 assist · 74'
- 7.2 S. Berhalter 45'
Cardiff
- 8.0 O. Tanner 1 goal · 1 assist · 79'
- 7.8 J. Moylan 1 goal · 1 assist · 90'
- 7.3 N. Trott 90'
- 7.2 Cian Ashford 90'
- 6.8 K. Bielik 90'
Prediction
MiddlesbroughDrawCardiff
Double chance : Middlesbrough or draw
Head to head
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
1–1 FT
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0–2 FT
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1–4 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
2–0 FT
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff
1–3 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
2–3 FT
Cardiff Cardiff Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |