Cardiff City 2-2 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2016

Result

Cardiff City 2-2 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Cardiff City · Rotherham United · Championship predictions

Cardiff City 2-2 Rotherham United: match report

Cardiff City drew with Rotherham United 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 23 January 2016. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alberto Suárez opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Cardiff City's goals came from Alberto Suárez (25') and Alberto Suárez (60'). Rotherham United scored through Joe Newell (44') and an own goal by Alberto Suárez (49').

Discipline: Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rotherham United received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Cardiff City were 9th on 40 points from 27 and Rotherham United 21st on 24 points from 27. Cardiff City went on to finish that season 8th with 68 points, and Rotherham United 21st with 49.

Cardiff City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2.

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

Going into the match Cardiff City's last five read W-L-W-D-L and Rotherham United's L-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Alberto SuárezCardiff City · 1-0
  • 44'Goal · Joe NewellRotherham United · 1-1
  • 49'Own goal · Alberto SuárezRotherham United · 1-2
  • 60'Goal · Alberto SuárezCardiff City · 2-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Lee PeltierCardiff City
  • 79'Yellow card · Alberto SuárezCardiff City
  • 84'Second yellow · Lee PeltierCardiff City

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Anthony Pilkington, Kenwyne Jones

Rotherham United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Kirk Broadfoot, Joe Skarz, Craig Morgan, Danny Collins, Lee Frecklington, Ben Pringle, Richard Smallwood, Paul Taylor, A. Revell