Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Thursday 27 April 2023

Result

Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City

Championship · Thursday 27 April 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Rotherham United · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City: match report

Rotherham United lost to Cardiff City 1-2 in the Championship on Thursday 27 April 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

K. Etete opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Chiedozie Ogbene (37'). Cardiff City scored through K. Etete (11') and C. Kipré (87').

Discipline: Rotherham United received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 20th on 46 points from 43 and Cardiff City 21st on 46 points from 43. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 19th with 50 points, and Cardiff City 22nd with 49.

Rotherham United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cardiff City in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Chiedozie Ogbene of Rotherham United (7.8), level with Perry Ng (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rotherham United win, 3 draws and 5 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · K. EteteCardiff City · 0-1
  • 37'Goal · Chiedozie OgbeneRotherham United · 1-1
  • 45+2'Missed penalty · Sory KabaCardiff City
  • 59'Yellow card · Oliver RathboneRotherham United
  • 87'Goal · C. KipréCardiff City · 1-2

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Rotherham United 1, draws 3, Cardiff City 5.

Team news

Rotherham United line-up (3-5-2)

Viktor Johansson, Lee Peltier, Richard Wood, Cameron Humphreys, Conor Coventry, Wes Harding, Jamie Lindsay, Oliver Rathbone, Cohen Bramall, Chiedozie Ogbene, Jordan Hugill

Cardiff City line-up (3-5-2)

Jak Alnwick, Perry Ng, Cédric Kipré, Mark McGuinness, Mahlon Romeo, Ryan Wintle, Joe Ralls, Callum O'Dowda, Jaden Philogene, Kion Etete, Sory Kaba