Updated 17 October 2026, after full time.
M'Boro 2-2 Cardiff in the Championship at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough on 17 October 2026. Scorers: Will Lankshear, Tommy Conway for M'Boro; Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner for Cardiff. In their last 6 meetings, M'Boro have won 4, Cardiff 1, with 1 draw.
M'Boro 2-2 Cardiff was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Scorers: Will Lankshear, Tommy Conway for M'Boro; Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner for Cardiff. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
M'Boro vs Cardiff was played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday 17 October 2026, the home ground of M'Boro, which holds 34,742 people. It finished M'Boro 2-2 Cardiff in the Championship, with kick-off at 12:30 UK time.
M'Boro have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 14 and conceding 5, with results reading W W D W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-0 win at home to Charlton in the Championship on 31 October.
Cardiff have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 8, with results reading L W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to Wolves in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings M'Boro have won 4, Cardiff have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with M'Boro scoring 14 goals to Cardiff's 6. The most recent was Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff City on 4 January 2025 in the Championship.
Will Lankshear leads M'Boro with 9 goals across their last 10 games, 0.9 a game, the most of any M'Boro player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every M'Boro player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jack Moylan leads Cardiff with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Cardiff player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cardiff player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Tom Nield refereed M'Boro vs Cardiff, averaging 22.4 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.20 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2025 | Championship | Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City | 1-1 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough | 0-2 |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough | 1-4 |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Championship | Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City | 2-0 |
| 11 Feb 2023 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Middlesbrough | 1-3 |
| 13 Sep 2022 | Championship | Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City | 2-3 |
| Stat | M'Boro | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 57% | 43% |
| Shots | 36 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 12 | 3 |
| Corners | 11 | 4 |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 20 | 17 |
| Passes | 492 | 380 |
M'Boro: T. Conway 58', W. Lankshear 61'. Cardiff: J. Moylan 22', O. Tanner 45+1', G. Osho (red card) 83'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.3 | 3 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 10 of 24 |
| Shots | 19.8 | 1 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.6 | 1 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.6 | 20 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16.5 | 4 of 24 |
| Passes | 526.3 | 2 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.5 | 4 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 3 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 495.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.7 | 3 of 24 |