On Saturday Mar 18th, Rotherham United will host Cardiff City at Aesseal New York Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Rotherham United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Preston North End. Thomas Christopher Cannon struck first for Preston North End in the 23rd minute, then Hakeem Odofin tied it up for Rotherham United in the 35th minute on a feed from Shane Ferguson. Rotherham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 21st placed Cardiff City, recorded a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion. D. Dike scored the first goal for West Bromwich Albion in the 17th minute, but Sory Kaba got the equalizer for Cardiff City in the 65th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Cardiff City. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Cardiff City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jaden Philogene-Bidace struck first for Cardiff City in the 65th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rotherham United was frustrated by Cardiff City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cardiff City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sory Kaba has been the most prolific scorer on Cardiff City in his last five matches with two goals. For Rotherham United, their top scorers are Jordan Hugill and Hakeem Odofin, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.