Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (1st, 60 pts) were 29 points ahead of Rotherham United (21st, 31 pts). Before kickoff, Rotherham United were 21st in the table but 13th on points from the last five league games.
More details:
Rotherham United vs Cardiff CityResult, Lineups & H2H
AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham
Rotherham United vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Rotherham United2W 1D 2L
Rotherham UnitedCardiff City
7Pointsof 159
9Goals scored10
8Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets1
4Scored in a row15+
3Unbeaten in a row9
0Without a win1
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head13 meetings · Dec 2014 – Aug 2025
- Rotherham United wins
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Cardiff City wins
- 8
3.08goals per meeting
62%both teams scored
69%3+ goals
46%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsRotherham United 1W 0D 4L · 3.2 goals per game
Meetings
- League OneCardiff City3-0Rotherham United
- ChampionshipRotherham United5-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-0Rotherham United
- ChampionshipRotherham United1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-0Rotherham United
Show all 13 meetings
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Rotherham United
- ChampionshipRotherham United1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City5-0Rotherham United
- ChampionshipRotherham United1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-2Rotherham United
- ChampionshipRotherham United2-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipRotherham United1-3Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-0Rotherham United
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 344 earlier results
Rotherham UnitedCardiff City
#21Position#1
31Points28 v 29 games60
-9Goal difference+23
1.11Scored per gameleague avg 1.271.79
1.43Conceded per game1
#13Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Rotherham UnitedCardiff City
- 90+5'Goal · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies0-3
- Yellow Card · Rotherham United · Jamal Baptiste90+3'
- Substitution · Rotherham United · Duncan Watmore · InOut: Harry Gray90+2'
- 90'Substitution · Cardiff City · Calum Chambers · InOut: Gabriel Osho
- 86'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · David Turnbull
- Yellow Card · Rotherham United · S. Nombe79'
- 77'Substitution · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies · InOut: Ollie Tanner
- 76'Substitution · Cardiff City · Ronan Kpakio · InOut: Alex Robertson
- Substitution · Rotherham United · Dru Yearwood · InOut: Kian Spence74'
- Yellow Card · Rotherham United · Ar'jany Martha72'
- 65'Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Chris Willock
- Substitution · Rotherham United · G. Biancheri · InOut: E. Adegboyega65'
- 65'Substitution · Cardiff City · David Turnbull · InOut: Omari Kellyman
- 58'Goal · Cardiff City · Chris Willock0-2
- Substitution · Rotherham United · Brandon Cover · InOut: J. Rafferty46'
- Substitution · Rotherham United · Ar'jany Martha · InOut: J. Powell46'
- 43'Goal · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman0-1
- 41'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Will Fish
- 21'Red Card · Cardiff City · Ryan Wintle
- 11'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Ollie Tanner
Match Statistics
Match stats
Rotherham UnitedCardiff City
51%Ball Possession49%
10Shots Total17
1Shots On Target6
5Corners5
13Fouls8
3Yellow Cards3
1Offsides3
3Saves1
381Passes370
5Shots Off Target9
76Attacks57
49Dangerous Attacks23
8Shots Inside Box10
2Shots Outside Box7
0Goals3
8Free Kicks14
4Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
24Tackles16
0Assists3
305Accurate Passes301
0Red Cards1
20Total Crosses11
3Accurate Crosses3
3Interceptions8
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: M. Hamshaw
Starting XI
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KS
Kian Spence6.5
-
JP
Joe Powell6.6
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SM
Shaun McWilliams6.5
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HG
Harry Gray6.5
Substitutes
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TC
Ted Cann-
LA
Lenny Agbaire-
BC
Brandon Cover6.8
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GB
Gabriele Biancheri6.4
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Cover MF | 6.8 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(86%) | 4 | 7/8 |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(74%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
Joe Powell MF | 6.6 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 18(82%) | 2 | 5/7 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 56(83%) | 3 | 6/10 | |
Harry Gray FW | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 10(67%) | 1 | 4/6 |
| 6.5 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(88%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
Shaun McWilliams FW | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(90%) | 3 | 3/11 |
| 6.5 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(75%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
Kian Spence MF | 6.5 | 74' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(76%) | 4 | 5/9 |
| 6.5 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 46(86%) | 2 | 6/11 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(72%) | - | - | |
Gabriele Biancheri FW | 6.4 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | 1 | 1/3 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 17(53%) | - | 5/13 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(69%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.1 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(72%) | 1 | 3/6 |
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