Cardiff vs Rotherham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th September 2023

Rotherham travel to face Cardiff in a Championship encounter at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday.

Placed seventh in the table Cardiff have amassed 13 points after eight matches. On five points, Rotherham rank 23rd with eight matches played this season.

Cardiff took a massive beating in their last encounter, and look to make amends on Saturday. Rotherham should face a seriously motivated home side.

Cardiff scored 15 goals, conceded 17 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Rotherham scored nine goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Cardiff celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Rotherham. Are we in for something similar at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Cardiff vs Rotherham Prediction

Cardiff Form

Cardiff are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Coventry by 3-2, before beating Sunderland by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Blackburn, who ran out 5-2 winners. In their last six Championship home matches, Cardiff have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 2-0 against Huddersfield. A 3-0 defeat against Millwall followed, before a 1-1 draw with Preston. Rotherham didn't manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Cardiff face Rotherham, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Cardiff recorded six points following two wins from their last three games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored five goals, but also conceded three. Rotherham won one matches and picked up four points from their last five encounters with teams in the top half of the Championship. They scored five goals and conceded nine. Cardiff are looking at a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats in the Championship this season. Rotherham enjoy a record of one win, two draws and five defeats in the Championship.

Cardiff vs Rotherham Squads

Cardiff Squad

The 48-year-old Bulut will select the starting eleven against Rotherham from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Jak Alnwick (0/7), Matthew Turner (0/0), Runar Alex Runarsson (0/1), Dimitrios Goutas (1/8), Jack Simpson (0/1), Jamilu Collins (0/7), Jonathan Panzo (0/0), Josh Beecher (0/0), Luey Giles (0/0), Mahlon Romeo (0/3), Mark McGuinness (1/8), Perry Ng (0/7), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (3/6), Andy Rinomhota (0/1), Callum O'Dowda (0/4), Cody Twose (0/0), Ebou Adams (0/4), Joe Ralls (1/6), Josh Bowler (1/3), Kieron Evans (0/0), Manolis Siopis (0/6), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/4), Yakou Meite (0/7), Callum Robinson (0/4), Ike Ugbo (3/8), Karlan Grant (1/8), Kion Etete (1/6), Ollie Tanner (1/6), Ryan Wintle (1/8).

Rotherham Squad

Here is the full team squad of Rotherham. The 41 year-old Matt Taylor will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dillon Phillips (0/0), Nathaniel Ford (0/0), Viktor Johansson (0/8), Cameron Humphreys (0/8), Cohen Bramall (0/7), Dexter Lembikisa (1/8), Grant Hall (0/0), Hakeem Odoffin (2/5), Jamie Lindsay (0/0), Sebastian Revan (0/0), Tolaji Bola (0/2), Tyler Blackett (0/8), Andre Green (0/6), Cafu (0/5), Ciaran McGuckin (0/3), Fred Onyedinma (2/7), Hamish Douglas (0/0), Lee Peltier (1/1), Oliver Rathbone (0/8), Sam Clucas (0/0), Shane Ferguson (0/0), Arvin Appiah (0/0), Christ Tiehi (0/6), Georgie Kelly (0/3), Jordan Hugill (2/8), Sam Nombe (0/0), Sean Morrison (0/2), Tom Eaves (0/5).

Cardiff vs Rotherham Team News

Cardiff seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.

Callum O'Dowda and Josh Bowler are all absent from the Cardiff squad that faces Rotherham at Cardiff City Stadium.

Rotherham are looking at six players missing out on their match on Saturday at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cafu, Sean Morrison, Grant Hall, Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson and Lee Peltier all face a spell on the sidelines for Rotherham due to various injuries.

Cardiff vs Rotherham Lineups

Cardiff vs Rotherham H2H

Cardiff ran out 1-2 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points this coming Saturday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back. Cardiff claimed six wins against Rotherham in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Cardiff vs Rotherham Results

In seven matches of the previous ten matches between Cardiff and Rotherham both teams scored.

Cardiff vs Rotherham Betting Tips

Jordan Hugill shows decent form right now for Rotherham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Cardiff, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Aaron Ramsey also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Cardiff won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Rotherham won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Cardiff on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Rotherham in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came up seven times in the previous ten encounters between Cardiff and Rotherham, as Cardiff scored 1.9 goals on average per game and Rotherham averaging 0.9 goals. Both teams scored in seven times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Rotherham, who managed to score one time in those matches.