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Rotherham United vs Cardiff City
7 Feb 2026, 15:01 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Seb StockbridgeLeague One 2025/2026 · 21 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Rotherham UnitedMin
Cardiff City- 11′
Ollie Tanner
Yellowcard
Argument
- 21′
Ryan Wintle
Redcard
Professional foul last man
- 41′
Will Fish
Yellowcard
Foul
- 43′⚽
Omari Kellyman 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ollie Tanner
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Brandon Cover
Substitution
Off: Joe Rafferty
46′ - ⇄
Ar'jany Martha
Substitution
Off: Joe Powell
46′ - 58′⚽
Chris Willock 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ollie Tanner
Right foot shot
- 65′⇄
Cian Ashford
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
- ⇄
Gabriele Biancheri
Substitution
Off: Emmanuel Adegboyega
65′ - 65′⇄
David Turnbull
Substitution
Off: Omari Kellyman
Ar'jany Martha
Yellowcard
Argument
72′- ⇄
Dru Yearwood
Substitution
Off: Kian Spence
74′ - 76′⇄
Ronan Kpakio
Substitution
Off: Alex Robertson
- 77′⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Ollie Tanner
Sam Nombe
Yellowcard
Simulation
79′- 86′
David Turnbull
Yellowcard
Foul
- 90′⇄
Calum Chambers
Substitution
Off: Gabriel Osho
- ⇄
Duncan Watmore
Substitution
Off: Harry Gray
90+2′ Jamal Baptiste
Yellowcard
Foul
90+3′- 90+5′⚽
Isaak Davies 0-3
Goal · Left foot shot
With: David Turnbull
Left foot shot
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.40 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.41 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.30 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.47 | |
| 46 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.55 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.09 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.81 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.40 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Rotherham United
Latest: Northampton Town · 2–1
Match stats
27 Jan 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Northampton Town · 2025/2026
Cardiff City
Latest: Burton Albion · 2–2
Match stats
31 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Burton Albion · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Rotherham United’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Rotherham United’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Rotherham United
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Rotherham United
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Rotherham United
Cardiff City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Rotherham United
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
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