Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

May 4, 2024 at 12.30pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
5 - 2
Cardiff

Hugill (25', 69'), Eaves (45+2', 57' pen.), Nombe (63')
Appiah (60')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Phillips (38'), Tanner (47')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

All competitions

Last Game: Bristol City 2-0 Rotherham
Saturday, April 27 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 1-4 Middlesbrough
Saturday, April 27 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 43.1%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 30.04% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.75%) and 0-2 (7.95%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 1-0 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Cardiff City
30.04% ( 1.71)	26.87% ( 0.37)	43.1% ( -2.09)

Both teams to score 49.8% (

-0.17)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.92% (

-0.67)

55.08% (

0.67)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.66% (

-0.56)

76.34% (

0.55)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.7% (

0.94)

33.3% (

-0.95)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.08% (

1.03)

69.91% (

-1.03)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.67% (

-1.33)

25.33% (

1.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.89% (

-1.86)

60.11% (

1.86)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 30.04%

Cardiff City 43.09%

Draw 26.86%

Rotherham United	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 9.28% ( 0.47) 2-1 @ 7% ( 0.27) 2-0 @ 5.1% ( 0.38) 3-1 @ 2.57% ( 0.16) 3-0 @ 1.87% ( 0.18) 3-2 @ 1.76% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.46% Total : 30.04%	1-1 @ 12.73% ( 0.17) 0-0 @ 8.43% ( 0.22) 2-2 @ 4.81% ( 0) Other @ 0.89% Total : 26.86%	0-1 @ 11.58% ( -0.14) 1-2 @ 8.75% ( -0.22) 0-2 @ 7.95% ( -0.42) 1-3 @ 4% ( -0.26) 0-3 @ 3.64% ( -0.34) 2-3 @ 2.2% ( -0.09) 1-4 @ 1.37% ( -0.15) 0-4 @ 1.25% ( -0.17) Other @ 2.35% Total : 43.09%