Cardiff vs Rotherham

League One 16 Aug 2025, 14:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rotherham
Rotherham
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 Thomas Parsons Round 3

Match report

Cardiff cruised past Rotherham 3-0 in the League One on 16 August 2025.

Cardiff dominated possession with 76% of the ball and had 13 shots to Rotherham's 1.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 76% - 24% Shots 13 - 1 On target 6 - 1 Corners 7 - 0 Fouls 16 - 15 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Yousef Salech
Cardiff · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Cian Ashford 1 goal
8 William Fish 111 passes (87% accurate)
8 Dylan Lawlor 106 passes (97% accurate)
8 David Turnbull 2 assists
First half vs second half
Cardiff stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–0 8–1
Shots On Goal 2–0 4–1
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 5–0 2–0
Attacks 46–37 76–19
Match statistics
7 Corners 0
5 Substitution 4
122 Attacks 56
1 Attacks 0
75 Dangerous Attacks 25
6 On Target 1
7 Off Target 0
13 Shots Total 1
6 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 0
3 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 0
1 Shots Outside Box 1
16 Fouls 15
7 Corners 0
1 Offsides 2
76% Ball Possession 24%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 3
660 Passes Total 211
597 Passes Accurate 135
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 48 D. Lawlor 28 D. Mafico
14 D. Turnbull 6 R. Wintle
45 C. Ashford 10 R. Colwill 11 O. Tanner
22 Y. Salech
Rotherham · 5-3-2
1 C. Dawson
22 D. Hall 18 L. Agbaire 5 S. Raggett 3 Z. Jules 6 R. James
44 D. Gore 4 L. Kelly 16 D. Yearwood
9 J. Hugill 11 A. Martha
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 3 Joel Bagan
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 12 Calum Chambers
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 16 Chris Willock
Rotherham
Coach
Matthew Hamshaw
Substitutes
  • 14 Marvin Kaleta
  • 23 Jack Holmes
  • 37 James Clarke
  • 35 Ciaran McGuckin
  • 13 Ted Cann
  • 2 Joe Rafferty
  • 38 Kane Richardson
Substitutions
  • 36' ↑ J. Bagan ↓ D. Mafico Cardiff
  • 46' ↑ M. Kaleta ↓ L. Agbaire Rotherham
  • 60' ↑ J. Holmes ↓ L. Kelly Rotherham
  • 75' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ D. Yearwood Rotherham
  • 75' ↑ C. McGuckin ↓ A. Martha Rotherham
  • 81' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff
  • 81' ↑ I. Davies ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff
  • 82' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ Y. Salech Cardiff
  • 88' ↑ C. Chambers ↓ R. Kpakio Cardiff
Cards
  • 20' A. Martha Rotherham
  • 32' D. Mafico Cardiff
  • 38' L. Agbaire Rotherham
  • 51' J. Bagan Cardiff
  • 68' S. Raggett Rotherham
Head-to-head
Cardiff 5 1 draws 1 Rotherham
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 D D D W D
Rotherham D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Rotherham?
Cardiff won 3-0 against Rotherham on 16 August 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Rotherham?
Cardiff won the match 3-0.
Where was Cardiff vs Rotherham played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Rotherham?
Cardiff had 76% of possession, compared to 24% for the other side.