Match Report
The table gap was wide: 50 points between Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) and Rotherham United (23rd, 41 pts). Rotherham United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Rotherham United 0.89 scored and 1.54 conceded per game, Cardiff City 1.96 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.32.
Cardiff City's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rotherham United 2, draws 3, Cardiff City 8, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 62%.
AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,021.
Goal scorers
Cardiff City: Omari Kellyman (43'), Chris Willock (58'), Isaak Davies (90')
Key stats
Possession: Rotherham United 51% · Cardiff City 49% · Total shots: 10-17 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 5-5