Rotherham United vs Cardiff City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

07/02/2026 at 10:01 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Aesseal New York Stadium (Rotherham).

League One - Round 31
Referee: Stockbridge S. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.77	0.98
Ball possession
52%	48%
Total shots
10	15
Shots on target
1	6
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
5	5
Passes
79% (305/385)	81% (290/356)
Yellow cards
3	3
Red cards
0	1
Expected goals (xG)
0.77	0.98
xG on target (xGOT)
0.31	0.95
Total shots
10	15
Shots on target
1	6
Shots off target
5	7
Blocked shots
4	2
Shots inside the box
8	8
Shots outside the box
2	7
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
5	5
Touches in opposition box
17	26
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	3
Free kicks
8	13
Passes
79% (305/385)	81% (290/356)
Long passes
53% (32/60)	54% (37/68)
Passes in final third
69% (86/125)	76% (79/104)
Crosses
11% (2/19)	25% (3/12)
Expected assists (xA)
0.50	0.97
Throw ins
19	26
Fouls
13	8
Tackles
63% (12/19)	47% (7/15)
Duels won
39	37
Clearances
13	31
Interceptions
6	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	1
xGOT faced
0.95	0.31
Goals prevented
-2.05	0.31

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
11', Tanner O. 🟨,
21', Wintle R. 🟥,
41', Fish W. 🟨,
43', 0 - 1, Kellyman O. ⚽, Tanner O. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 2)
46', Rafferty J. ↓, Cover B. ↑,
46', Powell J. ↓, Martha A. ↑,
58', 0 - 2, Willock C. ⚽, Tanner O. (A),
65', Willock C. ↓, Ashford C. ↑,
65', Kellyman O. ↓, Turnbull D. ↑,
65', Adegboyega E. ↓, Biancheri G. ↑,
72', Martha A. 🟨,
74', Spence K. ↓, Yearwood D. ↑,
76', Robertson A. ↓, Kpakio R. ↑,
77', Tanner O. ↓, Davies I. ↑,
79', Nombe S. 🟨,
86', Turnbull D. 🟨,
90', Osho G. ↓, Chambers C. ↑,
90+2', Gray H. ↓, Watmore D. ↑,
90+3', Baptiste J. 🟨,
90+5', 0 - 3, Davies I. ⚽, Turnbull D. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Rotherham United
27%

Draw
27.5%

Cardiff City
45.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

22.2%

25.7%

52.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

21.7%

25.2%

53.2%

Rotherham United - Cardiff City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.48 ↓ (4.15)	3.39 ↓ (3.59)	2.06 ↑ (1.77)	6.8% (8.5%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Rotherham United - Cardiff City?

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Cardiff City will win (9 of 9 users predict this - 100%).
Confidence interval (95%): 100% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Cardiff City will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 21 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Rotherham won 1.
Rotherham has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Cardiff is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, Cardiff is the team to beat.
There will not play in Rotherham: Benson J. (Injury) Hall D. (Inactive) Hatton B. (Inactive) Kayode J. (Knee Injury) Watmore D. (Injury)
There will not play in Cardiff: Colwill R. (Ankle Injury) King E. (Knee Injury) Salech Y. (Inactive)
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Rotherham won 3 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 16:27. (average 1.1:1.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Rotherham won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 13:13. (average 1.9:1.9).

How many head-to-head matches has Rotherham United won against Cardiff City?

Rotherham United has won 1 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Cardiff City won against Rotherham United?

Cardiff City has won 3 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Rotherham United - Cardiff City were as follows:

16.08.2025 Cardiff City - Rotherham United 3:0

04.05.2024 Rotherham United - Cardiff City 5:2

30.09.2023 Cardiff City - Rotherham United 2:0

29.10.2022 Cardiff City - Rotherham United 1:0

Latest results of Rotherham United

31.01.2026 Exeter City - Rotherham United 0:4 ✺

27.01.2026 Rotherham United - Northampton Town 2:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Rotherham United - AFC Wimbledon 1:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Stockport County - Rotherham United 3:2 ✺

13.01.2026 Huddersfield Town - Rotherham United 3:0 ✺

Latest results of Cardiff City

31.01.2026 Burton Albion - Cardiff City 2:2 ✺

27.01.2026 Cardiff City - Barnsley 4:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Cardiff City - Stockport County 1:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Bradford City - Cardiff City 1:2 ✺

10.01.2026 Leyton Orient - Cardiff City 1:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two