Anticipation builds as Rotherham United prepare to host Cardiff City at AESSEAL New York Stadium on 2026-02-07 (kick-off 15:01 GMT), in week 31 of the 2025-2026 League One.
Over the past 2 outings, Referee S. Stockbridge has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 24 fouls each fixture.
With the data available to us, Matthew Hamshaw and Brian Barry-Murphy have not met as managers before.
Rotherham United currently rank 21st (with 31 pts), versus Cardiff City at 1st on 60 pts.
Neither Rotherham United nor Cardiff City are missing any players.
Our model projects Rotherham United in a 3-defender setup (3-4-1-2), with Cardiff City anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Rotherham United's highest-rated performer was S. McWilliams (6.9), while Cardiff City's standout was Axel Donczew (7.2).
Mixed fortunes: Rotherham United prevailed 4-0 against Exeter City, whereas Cardiff City were held to a 2-2 draw vs. Burton Albion.
Momentum favors Cardiff City (2-3-0) after Rotherham United managed only 2-1-2 from 5 matches.
Cardiff City hold the upper hand H2H: of 15 meetings, they've triumphed 9 times, conceded 2 times and shared 4 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Cardiff City to win 2-1, despite Rotherham United's 5-5-4 home form - Cardiff City's strong 6-5-3 record away with 2.33 goals/game does the trick.
Rotherham is going head to head with Cardiff on 7/2/2026 15:01 GMT at AESSEAL New York Stadium for the England League One. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Rotherham v Cardiff H2H statistics!