Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 23 Feb 2016
Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 23 February 2016 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Gastón Ramírez and D. Nugent scored for Middlesbrough; Fábio for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 3 and Cardiff 2.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-120'
- 0-225'Own Goal
- Half-time1-1
- 1-263'assist: J. Rhodes
- 73'
- 75'
- 82'
- 2-283'assist: Albert Adomah
- 84'
- 84'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 8.0Albert AdomahM
- 7.5Gastón RamírezM
- 7.3David NugentF
- 7.1Dael FryD
- 7.1Tomáš KalasD
- 7.0Emilio NsueD
- 7.0Adam ForshawM
- 6.9Jordan RhodesF
- 6.9Dimitris KonstantopoulosG
- 6.8Grant LeadbitterM
- 6.7Stewart DowningF
- 6.5George FriendD
- 6.5Cristhian StuaniF
Cardiff
- 7.5FábioD
- 7.3David MarshallG
- 7.0Lex ImmersM
- 6.9Scott MaloneD
- 6.9Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 6.7Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.7Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.7Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.6Aron GunnarssonM
- 6.5Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.4Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.4Tom LawrenceM
- 6.2Peter WhittinghamM
- 5.9Joe RallsM
Line-ups
- 24NsueD7.0
- 9J. Rhodes75'F6.9
- 34Adam ForshawM7.0
- 27Albert AdomahM8.0
- 1D. KonstantopoulosG6.9
- 3G. FriendD6.5
- 19S. DowningF6.7
- 22Dael FryD7.1
- 26T. KalasD7.1
- 7G. Leadbitter90+2'M6.8
- 21Gastón Ramírez63'84'M7.5
Substitutes
- 10C. De PenaM
- 18Cristhian Stuani84'F6.5
- 5R. De LaetD
- 16J. De Sart90+2'M
- 35D. Nugent83'75'F7.3
- 25M. AgazziG
- 23Kike SolaF
- 16M. Connolly25'D6.4
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD6.9
- 8J. RallsM5.9
- 28S. MaloneD6.9
- 37T. LawrenceM6.4
- 1D. Marshall7.3
- 13A. PilkingtonF6.7
- 3Fábio20'D7.5
- 27L. Immers84'M7.0
- 7P. Whittingham73'M6.2
- 22S. O'KeefeM6.5
Substitutes
- 17Aron Gunnarsson82'M6.6
- 2L. PeltierD
- 26K. Zohorè84'F6.7
- 21S. MooreG
- 38Sammy Ameobi73'M6.7
- 39I. SaadiF
- 15K. Dikgacoi
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
15Total shots15
9Shots on target5
6Shots off target6
0Blocked shots4
4Corners5
3Offsides0
0Fouls0
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves6
471Total passes458
337Accurate passes297
72%Pass accuracy65%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Adomah | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Gastón Ramírez | 84 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.5 |
| David Nugent | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Tomáš Kalas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Emilio Nsue | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Adam Forshaw | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Rhodes | 75 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Grant Leadbitter | 89 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Stewart Downing | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| George Friend | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Cristhian Stuani | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fábio | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Lex Immers | 84 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 6 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 8 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 82 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Tom Lawrence | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Peter Whittingham | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
MiddlesbroughDDDLL
- D15 Feb 16ALeeds0-0
- D09 Feb 16AMilton Keynes Dons1-1
- D06 Feb 16HBlackburn1-1
- L23 Jan 16HNottingham Forest0-1
- L16 Jan 16ABristol City0-1
Head-to-head
- 20 Oct 15Cardiff1-0Middlesbrough
- 20 Jan 15Middlesbrough2-1Cardiff
- 16 Sept 14Cardiff0-1Middlesbrough
- 02 Mar 13Middlesbrough2-1Cardiff
- 17 Nov 12Cardiff1-0Middlesbrough
- 07 Apr 12Middlesbrough0-2Cardiff
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | +37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | +30 | 89 |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +34 | 83 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
Before and after
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Leeds 0-0 Middlesbrough, 15 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Fulham 0-2 Middlesbrough, 27 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 4-1 Brighton, 20 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 2-1 Preston, 27 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated