Rotherham United - Cardiff City: Small difference between teams clash

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Crucial duel in the bottom section of the Championship, with both Rotherham United and Cardiff City going through more stress than glee. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team positioned 20th and the guests in 21st place.

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (28) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

L L W D W

Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United have collected 26 points from their Championship home games so far after 7-5-6. When Rotherham United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Blackpool and Swansea City), they have won 4 of 6 matches!

Rotherham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Preston North End (after extra-time) (placed 11th). Ferguson, who plays in attack, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.2 (out of 10). Ferguson served one assist and hit one key pass.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Birmingham City (after extra-time).

The Rotherham United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 18 league matches. Rotherham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

D L W L W

Cardiff City form and stats

There's been little loot from Cardiff City's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Cardiff City only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cardiff City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Cardiff aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 360 league minutes without a goal. Sawyers was the last player to find the net.

Cardiff City's last game was the home draw against West Bromwich Albion (after extra-time) (1-1). As mentioned above, Cardiff drew the match against West Bromwich Albion. Manager Lamouchi brought on Kaba to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Midfield player Wintle was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.02/10. Wintle served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Preston North End (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Few goals the story here? 14 of this team's most recent 15 league rounds have contained two or less goals.

The attacking power of Cardiff City when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Cardiff City have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City have managed a streak of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Rotherham.

The most recent reported scoreline between these sides is the Cardiff City - Rotherham United 1-0 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedC. Ogbene
C. Ogbene
7 goals
RotherhamC. Washington
C. Washington
5 goals
Cardiff CityC. Robinson
C. Robinson
5 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
9 7 4 Won W 2 4 10
13 5 1 Drew D 0 3 9
15 6 1 Lost L 3 11 18
41 30 11 Scored S 5 12 28
51 23 5 Conceded C 7 24 41
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
81% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 54%
49% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 28% 24%
22% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 14%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 5%
49% 61% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 22% 32%
27% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 32%
35% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 67% 46%
 
3.8 4.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 4 4.8
6.1 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.4 4.7
2.1 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
8.8 10.4 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.9 11.7
2.8 3.8 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.6 2.9
39% 44% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 26%
 
13.9 11.3 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.4 10.8
4.9 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (28) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have the most matches under the total-line (28) in Championship
  • Cardiff City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cardiff City have scored away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
  • Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

Cardiff City:
Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

More from England - Championship

Read more about Championship

The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.