Cardiff vs Boro 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,513
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
| +24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
| +34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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