Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff
Championship · Matchweek 33Model accuracy
Match stats
Starting XIs
Line-ups ›Standouts: A. Adomah 8.0 · G. Ramírez 7.5 · Fábio 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections01:1223 February 2016: the Championship matchday 33 match ended Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-1 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Cardiff scored first, in the 20th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 20' Fábio → 0-1; 25' M. Connolly (own goal) → 0-2; 63' G. Ramírez, assisted by J. Rhodes → 1-2; 83' D. Nugent, assisted by A. Adomah → 2-2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 15-15 (9-5 on target); possession 50%-50%; corners 4-5; pass accuracy 72%-65%.
Goals by half: 1-1 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
A. Adomah was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 8.0 in 90 minutes: 1 assist, 5 key passes, won 7 of 13 duels.
Fábio was Cardiff's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 2 shots on target, won 9 of 13 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Middlesbrough vs Cardiff (Championship matchday 33, 23 February 2016) finished 3-1. Goals: Fábio 20', M. Connolly 25' (o.g.), G. Ramírez 63', D. Nugent 83'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 50%, Cardiff 50%; shots on target 9-5.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.