ROTHERHAM. Cardiff City conquered Rotherham United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Kipré was decisive in the 87min. It was Cardiff City to strike first with a goal of K. Etete at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Kipré gave the win to Cardiff City in the 87′ minute with a goal.

Sory Kaba didn’t convert a penalty (45′) for Cardiff City.​

The match was played at the New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the support of Shaun Hudson and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Rotherham United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cardiff City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Cardiff City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Rotherham United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Oliver Rathbone). Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Rotherham United will stay with 46 points to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Cardiff City will have 49 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).

Cardiff City will play away agasint Burnley on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson (6.6), Lee Peltier (6.6), Bailey Wright, Richard Wood (6.4), Cameron Humphreys (6.8), Tyler Blackett, Conor Coventry (6.8), Wes Harding (7.3), Hakeem Odofin, Jamie Lindsay (6.2), Oliver Rathbone (6.4), Cohen Bramall (6.8), Chiedozie Ogbene (7.3) and Jordan Hugill (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Shane Ferguson, Tariqe Fosu-Henry (6.4), Josh Vickers, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Conor Washington, Georgie Kelly (6.6), Peter Kioso, Robbie Hemfrey, Ben Wiles and Domingos Quina (6.8).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Jordan Hugill for Daniel Kelly (67′), Oliver Rathbone for Tarique Fosu-Henry (70′), Sory Kaba for Connor Wickham (71′), C. Coventry for Ben Wiles (85′) and Lee Peltier for Domingos Quina (85′).

Best player: Wes Harding​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Wes Harding.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Sabri Lamouchi played with: Ryan Allsop, Jak Alnwick (6.4), Perry Ng (7.2), Cédric Kipré (7.5), Mark McGuinness (7.4), Mahlon Romeo (7.0), Ryan Wintle (6.8), Joe Ralls (6.9), Callum O’Dowda (6.4), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (6.4), Kion Etete (7.5), Sory Kaba (6.2).

They had on the bench: Romaine Theodore Sawyers, Sheyi Ojo, Connor Wickham (6.8), Rubin Colwill, Andrew Ferai Rinomhota, Rohan Luthra, Thomas Sang, Jack Simpson (6.3) and Mark Thomas Harris.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 2 changes: Callum O’Dowda for Jack Simpson (46′) and J. Philogene for Romaine Sawyers (90′).

Best player: Kion Etete​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Kion Etete.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Rotherham United – Cardiff City – 1-2