Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 9 February 2021
Result
Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City
Championship · Tuesday 9 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City: match report
Rotherham United were beaten by Cardiff City 1-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 9 February 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.
S. Ojo opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Matt Crooks (61'). Cardiff City scored through S. Ojo (42') and Joe Bennett (85').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 21st on 29 points from 26 and Cardiff City 14th on 34 points from 27. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 24th with 42 points, and Cardiff City 8th with 68.
Rotherham United lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Cardiff City in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Smith of Rotherham United (7.8), ahead of Joe Bennett (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rotherham United win, 2 draws and 3 for Cardiff City.
Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read W-W-L-W-D and Cardiff City's W-D-D-L-L.
Key events
- 42'Goal · S. Ojo
- 61'Goal · Matt Crooks
- 85'Goal · Joe Bennett
Head-to-head
Team news
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Rotherham United line-up (3-5-1-1)
Viktor Johansson, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, Clark Robertson, Matthew Olosunde, Lewis Wing, Dan Barlaser, Ben Wiles, Wes Harding, Matt Crooks, Michael Smith
Cardiff City line-up (3-4-1-2)
Dillon Phillips, Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Curtis Nelson, Perry Ng, Will Vaulks, Joe Ralls, Joe Bennett, Harry Wilson, Kieffer Moore, Sheyi Ojo