Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Rotherham United 0.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 30th September
Championship Table
On Saturday 30th September
- Cardiff City, Position 6, Points 16
- Rotherham United, Position 23, Points 5
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
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| 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
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| 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
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| 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
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| 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
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| 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
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| 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
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| 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
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| 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
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| 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 13 |
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| 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
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| 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
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| 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
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| 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 |
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| 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
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| 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 10 |
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| 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
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| 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 |
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| 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
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| 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
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| 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 |
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| 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
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| 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 5 |
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| 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 2 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Cardiff City
Manager: Erol Bulut
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
- Number 21, J. Alnwick
- Number 17, J. Collins
- Number 5, M. McGuinness
- Number 4, D. Goutas , Yellow Card at 46 minutes
- Number 38, P. Ng
- Number 8, J. Ralls , Captain, substituted for C. Robinson at 79 minutes
- Number 23, M. Siopis , Yellow Card at 35 minutes, substituted for E. Adams at 87 minutes
- Number 6, R. Wintle
- Number 16, K. Ahearne-Grant , substituted for I. Ugbo at 87 minutes
- Number 9, K. Etete
- Number 22, Y. Meïté , substituted for O. Tanner at 18 minutes
away team, Rotherham United
Manager: Matt Taylor
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
- Number 1, V. Johansson
- Number 3, C. Bramall
- Number 6, T. Blackett
- Number 2, D. Lembikisa
- Number 28, S. Revan , substituted for A. Appiah at 72 minutes
- Number 14, F. Onyedinma
- Number 8, S. Clucas , substituted for L. Peltier at 72 minutes
- Number 27, C. Tiéhi
- Number 18, O. Rathbone , Captain
- Number 11, A. Green , substituted for G. Kelly at 87 minutes
- Number 10, J. Hugill , substituted for S. Nombe at 67 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Cardiff City
- Number 18, E. Adams
- Number 27, R. Colwill
- Number 24, J. Panzo
- Number 47, C. Robinson
- Number 2, M. Romeo
- Number 13, R. Rúnarsson
- Number 19, R. Sawyers
- Number 32, O. Tanner
- Number 12, I. Ugbo
away team, Rotherham United
- Number 30, A. Appiah
- Number 9, T. Eaves
- Number 12, G. Kelly
- Number 29, S. Nombe
- Number 21, L. Peltier
- Number 26, D. Phillips
- Number 35, C. McGuckin
Match Stats
Key, Cardiff v RotherhamOverall Possession
Shots
Cardiff City 12Rotherham United 7Shots on target
Cardiff City 5Rotherham United 0Shots off target
Cardiff City 3Rotherham United 5Blocked shots
Cardiff City 4Rotherham United 2Total touches in the box
Cardiff City 21Rotherham United 7Goalkeeper saves
Cardiff City 0Rotherham United 3Aerial duels won
Cardiff City 31Rotherham United 20Fouls
Cardiff City 4Rotherham United 11Corners
Cardiff City 6Rotherham United 5Season so far
Championship
Key, Cardiff v Rotherham
Form guide
All competitions
Cardiff City lose
v Blackburn Rovers
5
2
League Cup
Rotherham United draw
v Preston North End
1
1
Championship
Cardiff City won
v Sunderland
0
1
Championship
Rotherham United lose
v Millwall
3
0
Championship
Cardiff City won
v Coventry City
3
2
Championship
Rotherham United lose
v Huddersfield Town
2
0
Championship
Cardiff City won
v Swansea City
2
0
Championship
Rotherham United won
v Norwich City
2
1
Championship
Cardiff City lose
v Ipswich Town
3
2
Championship
Rotherham United lose
v Stoke City
6
1
League Cup
Previous meetings
All competitions
Cardiff City and Rotherham UnitedCardiff City Won 9Rotherham United Won 6Draw 8
Played
23
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
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Match Facts
Cardiff City have won five of their last six league games against Rotherham United (D1), winning both games last season.
Rotherham are winless in their last seven away league visits to Cardiff (D3 L4) since a 1-0 win at Ninian Park in Augst 1998.
Cardiff have won each of their last three league games, as many as their previous 12 (D2 L7); they last enjoyed a longer such run in February 2021 (run of six).
Since beating Sheffield United in November 2022, Rotherham have failed to win any of their last 17 away league games (D7 L10), losing their last four such games.
Mark McGuinness’ winner against Sunderland last time out was Cardiff’s 10th different goalscorer in the league this season (ex. own goals) – across the Football League no other has had more different scorers (level with Newcastle and Wrexham).