Cardiff vs Rotherham United

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kion Etete 56’
  • Perry Ng 90’

Match summary

Cardiff saw off Rotherham United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Kion Etete put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 56th minute and Perry Ng made it 2-0 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Rotherham United's 0.59 from 7.

Match stats

Cardiff Rotherham United
12 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 0
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 0.59
1.28 Non-penalty xG 0.59

Key events

Cardiff Rotherham United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Kion Etete1-0 (Cardiff)
56’
Perry Ng2-0 (Cardiff)
90’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Manolis Siopis

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.59 56’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), 1-0 56’ 90’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 2-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.59 56’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), 1-0 Etete 56’ 90’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 2-0 Ng 90’
Cardiff 1.28 xGRotherham United 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Cardiff attacking 
90’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 56’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 64’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 61’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 90+6’ Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 81’ Arvin Appiah (Rotherham United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Arvin Appiah (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 56’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 64’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 61’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 90+6’ Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 81’ Arvin Appiah (Rotherham United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Arvin Appiah (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.12 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Manolis Siopis Taken off
87′ – – – – – –
Joe Ralls Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
18′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.47 – – –
Karlan Grant Taken off
87′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
72′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Ebou Adams Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 60% Avg odds 1.59
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Rotherham United win 16% Avg odds 6.08

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.