Leicester City travel to Rotherham United with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Rotherham United prepare to battle it out with Leicester City in this Championship match. Everything you should know about the match is located right here!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the most conceded goals (8) in Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Rotherham United form and stats

A Championship draw at home so far for Rotherham United. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Rotherham United lost their last game at Sunderland (placed 16th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The attacker Odofin was declared "man of the match" for Rotherham with a rating of 7.44/10. Odofin scored one goal.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Blackburn Rovers that ended 2-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rotherham United as they are travelling to their away game against Stoke City in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Rotherham United at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Leicester City form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Championship, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats from 19 matches.

Leicester City are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Cardiff City (placed 20th). Casadei came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Cardiff City last time out, making the manager Maresca feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Dewsbury-Hall was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Dewsbury-Hall hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Huddersfield Town with the score of 1-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Tranmere Rovers.

{1 goals} so far away for Leicester City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Rotherham United victory, one draw and one Leicester City win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RotherhamH. Odofin
H. Odofin
2 goals
Leicester CityK. Dewsbury-Hall
K. Dewsbury-Hall
2 goals
Rotherham UnitedL. Peltier
L. Peltier
1 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Leicester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Leicester City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 2 0 Scored S 1 1 5
8 2 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 6.3
8 9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 5.7
3.7 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.3 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 17 17 17.3
2.3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 6.3
57% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 17% 26%
 
15.7 21 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 14.3
5.3 6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 4.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Rotherham United have the most conceded goals (8) in Championship
Rotherham United Last season Leicester City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
11 9   Won W   4 9
17 6   Drew D   3 7
18 8   Lost L   12 22
49 37   Scored S   28 51
60 30   Conceded C   41 68
85% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
76% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 79%
48% 61%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 63%
22% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 34%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 16%
48% 61%   BTTS BTTS   63% 55%
30% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 18%
37% 17%   Failed to Score F T   21% 32%
 
3.9 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.6
6.2 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 6.2
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
2 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
8.7 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.1
2.8 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4
37% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 34%
 
13.7 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   17 15
4.8 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 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 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.