Cardiff City 1-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 21 September 2019

Result

Cardiff City 1-0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 21 September 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Cardiff City 1-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Cardiff City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 21 September 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Ashley Fletcher in the 2nd minute, credited to Cardiff City.

Discipline: Cardiff City received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cardiff City were 14th on 9 points from 7 and Middlesbrough 13th on 9 points from 7. Cardiff City went on to finish that season 5th with 76 points, and Middlesbrough 18th with 53.

Cardiff City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Aden Flint of Cardiff City (7.7), level with Gavin Whyte (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Cardiff City wins, 0 draws and 5 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Cardiff City's last five read D-D-D-W-L and Middlesbrough's W-D-D-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Own goal · Ashley FletcherCardiff City · 1-0
  • 77'Yellow card · Marvin JohnsonMiddlesbrough
  • 79'Yellow card · Daniel AyalaMiddlesbrough
  • 87'Yellow card · J. RallsCardiff City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cardiff City 5, draws 0, Middlesbrough 5.

Team news

Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Smithies, Lee Peltier, Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Joe Bennett, Leandro Bacuna, Joe Ralls, Gavin Whyte, Callum Paterson, Josh Murphy, Omar Bogle

Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-2)

Darren Randolph, Dael Fry, Yuki Takahashi, Ryan Shotton, Anfernee Dijksteel, Paddy McNair, Adam Clayton, George Saville, Marvin Johnson, Britt Assombalonga, Ashley Fletcher