Middlesbrough v Cardiff result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff — Cardiff won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: Andy Madley, England
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 3D 1L · Cardiff 2W 2D 1L

Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.75 / 4.8

Corners

against 3 / 2.6 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.25 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 3.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.8

Cards

against 3.25 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.8 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.8 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.75 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	16.8 for · 16.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Andy Madley, England.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Adama Traoré n 6	44.8	3 5/2	2.3 4/2	—
A. Fletcher n 8	31.6	2.8 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
Fábio n 8	83.8	2 7/5	1.3 6/4	—
A. Forshaw n 5	45.4	2 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
C. Christie n 8	90	1.8 6/4	1.3 6/3	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Fletcher n 8	31.6	4.3 4/3	1.4 3/1
P. Bamford n 8	38.4	2.9 5/2	0.6 2/0
L. Baker n 8	66.9	2.7 6/4	0.8 3/2
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	2.4 6/4	1.1 5/2
S. Downing n 6	50.8	2.1 5/2	0.9 3/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Fletcher n 8	31.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Adama Traoré n 6	44.8	0 0/0	0.7 1/1
M. Johnson n 6	66.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
Martin Braithwaite n 4	69.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Christie n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Gibson n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Fry n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	0 0/0
Fábio n 8	83.8	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.4 5/4

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Ward n 8	10.5	3.2 2/1	1.1 1/0	—
K. Zohorè n 8	83.3	2.6 7/5	1.9 6/4	—
L. Tomlin n 5	38	2.4 3/1	2.4 3/2	—
C. Bryson n 8	53.1	2.1 5/2	2.1 6/2	—
J. Hoilett n 8	72.3	2 7/3	2.3 6/5	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Tomlin n 5	38	3.8 5/2	0.5 1/0
J. Hoilett n 8	72.3	3.3 8/6	1.1 4/3
K. Zohorè n 8	83.3	2.2 7/4	0.5 3/1
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	89.4	2 7/7	0.4 2/1
C. Bryson n 8	53.1	1.9 4/1	0.6 2/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ward n 8	10.5	1.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Bryson n 8	53.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Hoilett n 8	72.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
L. Feeney n 7	20.9	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Morrison n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Bennett n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Peltier n 8	90	0 0/0
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	89.4	0 0/0
J. Ralls n 8	88.9	0 0/0

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90	1.9 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Cardiff
59%	Possession	41%
11	Shots	9
2	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
19	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
422	Passes	300
69%	Pass accuracy	63%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Christie	90	0	0	2	0	7.1
Daniel Ayala	90	0	0	0	0	6
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Fábio	90	1	0	2	0	6.9
J. Howson	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Leadbitter	90	0	0	0	Y	6.1
Martin Braithwaite	90	2	2	1	0	6.8
B. Assombalonga	90	2	0	1	0	6.8
S. Downing	78	3	0	1	0	7.1
A. Fletcher	67	0	0	0	0	6.4
P. Bamford sub	23	3	0	0	0	6.7
Adama Traoré sub	12	0	0	1	0	5.7

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Ecuele Manga	90	0	1	0	1	0	7.7
S. Morrison	90	0	1	0	0	0	7.3
S. Bamba	90	0	2	1	0	Y	8.3
L. Peltier	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
C. Bryson	90	0	1	0	0	0	7.4
J. Ralls	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
J. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.1
J. Hoilett	90	0	1	0	2	0	6.7
N. Mendez-Laing	89	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
D. Ward	89	0	2	1	2	0	7
C. Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
O. Bogle	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

CardiffDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#9 pos48 pts31 pl+11 GD

Cardiff#4 pos58 pts31 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.29

Cardiff scored1.52

Middlesbrough conceded0.94

Cardiff conceded0.87

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