Rotherham United opposes Sunderland in Championship face-off

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 21.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

A quick look at the Championship table imply an upper hand to Sunderland when they go to Rotherham United. Nevertheless; let's play before points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rotherham United and Sunderland.

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Rotherham United form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Rotherham United at their home stadium (AESSEAL New York Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Rotherham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Coventry City (placed 11th). Defender Hall got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Hall hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Reading.

Rotherham United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at AESSEAL New York Stadium with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Rotherham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

Playing away, Sunderland have won 7 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season. Sunderland are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

There were no winners in Sunderland's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Bristol City (placed 15th). Midfield player Clarke was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.5/10. Clarke scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Queens Park Rangers.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Coventry City.

The travelling fans enjoy Sunderland's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 16 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Sunderland in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled earlier this season: Sunderland - Rotherham 3-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Rotherham United victory, two draws and two Sunderland wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
10 goals
SunderlandJ. Clarke
J. Clarke
7 goals
SunderlandA. Traoré
A. Traoré
7 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 6 16 32
7 5 1 Won W 5 7 13
12 5 3 Drew D 1 5 10
13 5 0 Lost L 0 4 9
34 24 6 Scored S 13 26 47
44 19 2 Conceded C 3 17 34
88% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 78%
47% 53% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
22% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 19%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 9%
44% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 56%
31% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 31%
38% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 19%
 
3.4 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 4.1
6.2 4.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.6 5.5
2 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.5 10.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.8 11.3
2.7 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.3 3.7
40% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 49% 40%
 
14.4 11.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.2 12
5 4.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Championship
  • Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
6 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
7 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
8 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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 Burnley 32 21 9 2 63 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 15 9 4 2 27 14 36 72
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
5 Sunderland 32 13 10 9 47 34 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 49
6 Millwall 31 14 7 10 39 32 15 9 4 2 24 11 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 49
7 Blackburn Rovers 32 15 4 13 34 37 15 10 1 4 21 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -3 49
8 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
9 Norwich City 32 13 7 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 16 7 3 6 21 16 7 46
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 32 11 9 12 45 47 15 7 2 6 25 21 17 4 7 6 20 26 -2 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
18 Birmingham City 32 10 8 14 37 42 17 5 5 7 20 20 15 5 3 7 17 22 -5 38
19 Stoke City 32 10 7 15 36 39 16 5 4 7 20 18 16 5 3 8 16 21 -3 37
20 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
21 Rotherham United 32 7 12 13 34 44 15 5 5 5 24 19 17 2 7 8 10 25 -10 33
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 4 5 7 17 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -15 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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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.