Another adrenaline-pumping match as Blackpool host Rotherham United

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Road (12555 seats)

Blackpool are aching to get the points at home in this soon-to-be-played fixture against Rotherham United.

Insights:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Championship

There have been limited time to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a Championship game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Huddersfield Town, was also a home game here at Bloomfield Road. The away team is better rested.

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Blackpool form and stats

With 3 Championship wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Blackpool are certainly not brimming with confidence. Blackpool have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Blackpool drew their last game, also a home match. Huddersfield Town (placed 22nd) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Middlesbrough (0-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Blackpool perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blackpool as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Blackpool has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Blackpool are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Swansea City awaits in four days.

Blackpool has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Blackpool defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Rotherham United form and stats

There's been little loot from Rotherham United's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Rotherham United only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws.

There were no winners in Rotherham United's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Sheffield United (placed 2nd). Humphreys was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Humphreys won 3 of 4 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Watford that ended 1-1.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rotherham as they have only managed to score 9 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Rotherham United have been victorious in all of the 5 latest battles versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Rotherham United - Blackpool 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
9 goals
Rotherham UnitedC. Ogbene
C. Ogbene
6 goals
Rotherham UnitedC. Washington
C. Washington
5 goals

Blackpool missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackpool Rotherham United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 15 29
6 3 0 Won W 1 2 7
9 4 3 Drew D 0 6 11
14 7 0 Lost L 2 7 11
30 16 5 Scored S 1 9 33
45 21 5 Conceded C 3 23 40
93% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
66% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 79%
48% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 48%
24% 36% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 24%
14% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
48% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 45%
17% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 31%
41% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 53% 34%
 
4.4 4.1 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.5 3.5
6.3 6.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.8 6.5
2.1 1.7 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.2
8 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.3 11.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 5.9 8.1
3 3.3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.8 2.8
35% 35% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 41%
 
14.3 14.2 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18.7 17.9 14.8
4.8 4.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 6 5.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Championship
  • Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 8 9 39 30 15 7 4 4 21 14 14 5 4 5 18 16 9 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
17 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
18 Birmingham City 29 9 8 12 34 38 15 4 5 6 18 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 35
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 8 9 39 30 15 7 4 4 21 14 14 5 4 5 18 16 9 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
17 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
18 Birmingham City 29 9 8 12 34 38 15 4 5 6 18 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 35
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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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.