Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rotherham United FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Rotherham United FC
5 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 4 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Hugill 25' 1–0
1–1 38' Nathaniel Phillips
Tom Eaves 45+2' 2–1
2–2 47' Ollie Tanner
Tom Eaves pen 57' 3–2
Sam Nombe 64' 4–2
Jordan Hugill 70' 5–2
Arvin Appiah 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
6
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-05-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Cardiff City FC H 5–2 W
27 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
20 Apr Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
13 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
10 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–1 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Rotherham United FC A 2–5 L
27 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L
20 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at New York Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rotherham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Nathaniel Phillips needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Jordan Hugill doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' Ireland international Mark McGuinness has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 376 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 38' Nathaniel Phillips adds to his 0 season tally! Cardiff City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 47' Rotherham United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tom Eaves on 45.
  • 52' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Tom Eaves makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Mahlon Romeo is replaced by Raheem Conte on 58 minute.
  • 60' Arvin Appiah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
  • 64' Magnificent from Sam Nombe! That is 40 goals in 181 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 69' Rotherham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Jordan Hugill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' The whistle greets Lee Peltier as he departs to be replaced by Grant Hall.
  • 77' Callum O'Dowda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ollie Tanner at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Joel Colwill comes on to replace Manolis Siopis.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Nathaniel Phillips as he leaves the pitch. Mark McGuinness steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Rotherham United FC! Viktor Johansson comes on to replace Dillon Phillips.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rotherham United FC 5-2 Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cedric Kipre 2
Kion Etete 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Tom Eaves 2
Marlon Pack 2
Chiedozie Ogbene 1
Perry Ng 1
Sam Nombe 1

Head to Head

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 2021-05-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2024-05-04 Rotherham United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-04-20 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-13 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-04-05 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-05-04 Rotherham United FC 5–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-27 Cardiff City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC48% Draw26% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
52%
Rotherham United FC or Cardiff City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC36% Draw43% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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