Andi Weimann insists he never had doubts about his goal-scoring after ending an 11-game run without against Cardiff City.

The Austrian netted on debut against Derby County, smashed in a screamer against Burnley and notched in the Carabao Cup before the end of August. However, since, goals were have been harder to come by.

Weimann missed a gilt-edged chance at Watford, a match Rovers went on to narrowly lose 1-0. He was then amongst a number of players to be denied by the inspired Viktor Johansson against Stoke City.

So the brace at Cardiff was a welcome boost for the 33-year-old, who is now up to five for the season. He insisted the 'drought' never weighed heavily.

"I don't think those periods where you're not scoring weigh as heavy the older you get. I know I can score goals," he said.

"The Stoke game, it was an unbelievable save from the goalkeeper. I beat myself up after the game but I'm not sure I could've done much more.

"The Watford chance I could've scored but it was a harder one. Every forward will tell you, it's a worry if you're not getting the chances. If you're not in the right positions, not getting shots or get close to goal, that's when you worry.

"If you're in the right areas and you believe in yourself, you'll score more than you miss. I don't set goal targets, obviously, I have five now so double figures is the next step.

"We have shared the goals around this season, a few games we should have scored but didn't. It's about taking our chances."

It felt like the win in South Wales had been coming after strong performances weren't met with deserved points. But the roles of Weimann and team-mates Todd Cantwell were vital in exposing space and carrying out John Eustace's game plan.

"We felt like it had been coming. The performances had been good, I still don't know how we didn't score against Stoke in the game before," he said.

"It was a first away win too and it felt important to get that win before this two-week break. We didn't want to go into it knowing we hadn't won for a while.

"The training we do every day on the training pitch, how we try and play out from the back, that pays off. We look at tactical things and the areas we can exploit spaces and we did that. We were patient and dragged them onto us which left space on either side of their sitting midfielder and we punished it.

"The manager does a lot of work analysing the opponents and how they play. We identified an area and we took advantage.

"It was me and Todd in those areas and we exploited that. Todd has been a great addition, he's had a fantastic career so far.

"In training, we see what he can do. It took him time to get up to speed, he's started a few now and that's only going to benefit us, having a fully-fit Todd in the team. 

"His technique and the positions he takes up, he sees a pass. He's been a welcome addition."

Weimann is back from a second successive trip with Austria, where he played as a second-half substitute against Kazakhstan. Even at 33, he loves being involved with his country.

"I always enjoy going away with Austria, I got a few minutes too which makes it even better," he explained.

"I enjoy going away with the lads, they're a really good group. I like the way we play, I get on with everyone so it's a nice change of scenery. We had a long travel to Kazakhstan which wasn't the nicest/

"I don't mind travelling, it's nice to see other places around the world that you don't normally see. We didn't see much of Kazakhstan though, we landed, played the game and flew back out."