National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stoke City or Rotherham United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Stoke nor Rotherham United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Stoke City form and stats
Action has already taken place for Stoke City in Carabao Cup as they have defeated West Bromwich Albion to reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Perfect Championship season at home so far for Stoke City 2 wins from 2 appearances.
No payout for Stoke City in their previous match, an away game at Millwall that ended in defeat 0-1.
Previous to that game, a Championship home match hosting Watford in a game that was won 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Preston North End in only four days. This game is also played here at Bet365 Stadium.
Stoke City has scored {5 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Rotherham United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Morecambe in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.It's not happening yet for Rotherham United on their Championship travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Rotherham United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Leicester City proved too strong as Rotherham slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at AESSEAL New York Stadium. Onyedinma, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Onyedinma scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, the Rotherham United manager Taylor faced defeat when travelling to Sunderland and losing 1-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Rotherham are hosting Norwich City in the Championship only four days away.
{2 goals} so far away for Rotherham United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding eight meetings): Stoke City won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Rotherham United have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cunha Vidigal 3 goals |   H. Odofin 2 goals |  F. Onyedinma 2 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Stoke City | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 41% | ||
| 9.3 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 12 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Southampton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
