Middlesbrough 2-3 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 13 September 2022

Result

Middlesbrough 2-3 Cardiff City

Championship · Tuesday 13 September 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-3

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Middlesbrough 2-3 Cardiff City: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Cardiff City 2-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 13 September 2022. The half-time score was 0-3.

Callum O'Dowda opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Duncan Watmore (76') and Rodrigo Muniz (77'). Cardiff City scored through Callum O'Dowda (4'), Mark Harris (20') and P. Ng (45').

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

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 17th on 9 points from 8 and Cardiff City 22nd on 8 points from 8. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Cardiff City 22nd with 49.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Simpson of Cardiff City (7.8), level with Callum Robinson (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 5 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Callum O'DowdaCardiff City · 0-1
  • 20'Goal · Mark HarrisCardiff City · 0-2
  • 45'Goal · P. NgCardiff City · 0-3
  • 76'Goal · Duncan WatmoreMiddlesbrough · 1-3
  • 77'Goal · Rodrigo MunizMiddlesbrough · 2-3
  • 81'Yellow card · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough
  • 85'Yellow card · R. WintleCardiff City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 2, Cardiff City 5.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-1-1)

Liam Roberts, Paddy McNair, Dael Fry, Matt Clarke, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Alex Mowatt, Ryan Giles, Riley McGree, Rodrigo Muniz

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

Ryan Allsop, Mahlon Romeo, Cédric Kipré, Perry Ng, Jack Simpson, Callum O'Dowda, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Ryan Wintle, Joe Ralls, Mark Harris, Callum Robinson