Rotherham United vs Cardiff

7 February 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Sebastian Stockbridge

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Omari Kellyman 43’
Chris Willock 58’
Isaak Davies 90+5’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 3-0 away at Rotherham United. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

Omari Kellyman put Cardiff ahead in the 43rd minute, Chris Willock made it 0-2 in the 58th minute, and Isaak Davies made it 0-3 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Rotherham United's 0.83 from 10. Cardiff had a player sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

10 Shots 17

1 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 5

381 Passes 370

80.1% Pass accuracy 81.4%

24 Tackles 16

14 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Rotherham United Cardiff

Kick-off

11’

Ollie TannerArgument

16’

Omari KellymanShot on target

21’

Ryan WintleProfessional foul last man

25’

Perry NgShot on target

32’

Perry NgShot on target

41’

William FishFoul

43’

Omari KellymanLeft foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

Ar'Jany MarthaJoe Powell

46’

Brandon CoverJoe Rafferty

46’

Harry GrayShot on target

48’

Second half underway

58’

Chris WillockRight foot shot

0-2

Gabriele BiancheriEmmanuel Adegboyega

65’

David TurnbullOmari Kellyman

65’

Cian AshfordChris Willock

Ar'Jany MarthaArgument

72’

Dru YearwoodKian Spence

74’

76’

Ronan KpakioAlex Robertson

77’

Isaak DaviesOllie Tanner

Sam NombeSimulation

79’

86’

David TurnbullFoul

90’

Calum ChambersGabriel Osho

Duncan WatmoreHarry Gray

90+2’

Jamal BaptisteFoul

90+3’

90+5’

Isaak DaviesLeft foot shot

0-3

Full-time0-3

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.

Rotherham United 0.83 xGCardiff 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cardiff attacking Rotherham United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rotherham United 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Cameron Dawson	90′	3	3	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Emmanuel Adegboyega Taken off	65′	2	–	–	3	–	30	1	–	–	–
Zak Jules	90′	3	–	1	6	3	56	1	–	–	–
Jamal Baptiste	90′	2	–	1	6	4	46	3	–	–
Joe Rafferty Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	1	13	–	–	–	–
Reece James	90′	1	–	–	2	1	46	–	–	–	–
Ar'Jany Martha Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	3	1	17	1	–	–
Gabriele Biancheri Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	–	1	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Kian Spence Taken off	74′	–	–	26	–	0.01	4	3	5	1	–	–
Joe Powell Taken off	45′	–	–	18	–	0.01	2	–	5	1	–	–
Shaun McWilliams	90′	–	–	40	2	0.04	3	–	3	4	–	–
Brandon Cover Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	13	–	0.01	4	–	7	–	3	–
Dru Yearwood Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	11	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Sam Nombe	90′	–	–	2	–	0.06	0.03	–	5	1	17
Harry Gray Taken off	89′	–	–	2	1	0.54	0.02	1	4	2	10	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nathan Trott	90′	1	0	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Perry Ng	90′	2	3	1	6	1	48	–	–	–	–
William Fish	90′	–	1	1	–	–	31	2	–	–
Gabriel Osho Taken off	89′	1	2	1	1	–	21	–	–	–	–
Joel Bagan	90′	2	–	1	5	1	38	–	–	–	–
Ronan Kpakio Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ryan Wintle Sent off	21′	–	–	14	–	0.01	–	1	1	1	–
Alex Robertson Taken off	76′	–	–	48	5	0.39	–	–	4	–	2	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	77′	–	2	31	3	0.12	1	–	3	–	1
Joel Colwill	90′	–	–	37	3	0.09	5	–	9	1	1	–
Chris Willock Taken off	65′	1	–	23	–	0.32	–	–	1	–	–	–
Cian Ashford Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	5	–	0.01	–	–	1	1	1	–
David Turnbull Came on as a substitute	25′	–	1	15	2	0.06	1	–	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


Omari Kellyman Taken off	65′	1	–	4	2	0.47	0.05	–	11	4	19	–
Isaak Davies Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	1	1	0.24	–	–	1	–	–	–

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

Rotherham United win 27% Avg odds 3.48

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36

Cardiff win 45% Avg odds 2.05

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

Form going into the game

Rotherham United L L D W W

Cardiff D W D W D

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Previous and next meeting

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