Cardiff City FC vs Rotherham United FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

3 – 0

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Rotherham United FC

Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Rotherham United FC — League One .

Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Parkinson (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rotherham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-16 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC 2024-05-04 Rotherham United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC 2023-04-27 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-29 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
07 Aug	Port Vale FC	A	0–0	D
02 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Norwich City FC	A	2–4	L
26 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–3	L
09 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Port Vale FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Peterborough United FC	H	2–1	W
27 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	1–1	D
21 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Rotherham United FC
#2	Position	#23
91	Points	41
46	Played	46
27 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	10 / 11 / 25
90	Scored	41
50	Conceded	71
+40	GD	-30
1.98	PPG	0.89
59%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Rotherham United FC are 23rd (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Rotherham United FC has kicked off!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cedric Kipre	2
Kion Etete	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Tom Eaves	2
Marlon Pack	2
Jaden Philogene Bidace	1
Chiedozie Ogbene	1
Perry Ng	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-08-16 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2025-08-07 Port Vale FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-08-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D

Rotherham United FC Form

2025-08-16 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2025-08-09 Stevenage FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2025-08-02 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2025-05-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-04-27 Stevenage FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2025-04-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.28 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.69 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC68% Draw20% Rotherham United FC12%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

32%

Cardiff City FC or Rotherham United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC52% Draw40% Rotherham United FC8%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.1%

1 – 0

11.3%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

2 – 2

3.1%

0 – 1

2.9%

1 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	23%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.