Cardiff City vs Rotherham United

Championship 30 Sep 2023, 14:00
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 L. Doughty Round 9

Match report

Cardiff City beat Rotherham United 2-0 in the Championship on 30 September 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Rotherham United failed to register a single shot on target, while Cardiff City dominated possession with 69% of the ball.

Cardiff City had 12 shots to Rotherham United's 7.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with L. Doughty in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 69% - 31% Shots 12 - 7 On target 5 - 0 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 4 - 11 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Perry Ng
Cardiff City · 1 goal
8 Kion Etete 1 goal
8 Joe Ralls captained the side
7 Jak Alnwick captained the side
7 Dimitris Goutas 74 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
Rotherham United came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–0 9–7
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–0
Ball Possession 72–28 —
Corners 3–0 3–4
Match statistics
12 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 0
3 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 3
4 Fouls 11
6 Corners 4
2 Offsides 2
69% Ball Possession 31%
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 3
556 Passes Total 246
455 Passes Accurate 148
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff City · 4-3-3
21 J. Alnwick
38 P. Ng 4 D. Goutas 5 M. McGuinness 17 J. Collins
6 R. Wintle 23 M. Siopis 8 J. Ralls
22 Y. Méïté 9 K. Etete 16 K. Grant
Rotherham United · 5-3-2
1 V. Johansson
14 F. Onyedinma 2 D. Lembikisa 6 T. Blackett 3 C. Bramall 28 S. Revan
18 O. Rathbone 27 C. Tiehi 8 S. Clucas
10 J. Hugill 11 A. Green
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 18 Ebou Adams
  • 12 Ike Ugbo
  • 13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
  • 24 Jonathan Panzo
  • 2 Mahlon Romeo
  • 19 Romaine Sawyers
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
Rotherham United
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 29 Sam Nombe
  • 21 Lee Peltier
  • 30 Arvin Appiah
  • 12 Georgie Kelly
  • 26 Dillon Phillips
  • 35 Ciaran McGuckin
  • 9 Tom Eaves
Substitutions
  • 18' ↑ O. Tanner ↓ Y. Meïté Cardiff City
  • 67' ↑ S. Nombe ↓ J. Hugill Rotherham United
  • 72' ↑ L. Peltier ↓ S. Clucas Rotherham United
  • 72' ↑ A. Appiah ↓ S. Revan Rotherham United
  • 79' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 87' ↑ E. Adams ↓ M. Siopis Cardiff City
  • 87' ↑ I. Ugbo ↓ K. Ahearne-Grant Cardiff City
  • 87' ↑ G. Kelly ↓ A. Green Rotherham United
Cards
  • 35' M. Siopis Cardiff City
  • 46' D. Goutas Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Cardiff City 5 1 draws 1 Rotherham United
2026-02-07 Rotherham vs Cardiff 0 - 3
2025-08-16 Cardiff vs Rotherham 3 - 0
2024-05-04 Rotherham United vs Cardiff City 5 - 2
2023-09-30 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 2 - 0
2022-10-29 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 1 - 0
2021-05-08 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 1 - 1
Recent form
Cardiff City D D D W D
Rotherham United D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff City vs Rotherham United?
Cardiff City won 2-0 against Rotherham United on 30 September 2023.
Who won Cardiff City vs Rotherham United?
Cardiff City won the match 2-0.
Where was Cardiff City vs Rotherham United played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff City vs Rotherham United?
Cardiff City had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.