Rotherham United vs Blackburn Rovers match guide

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

It's only round two of the Championship for these contenders. And it's all to play for here at AESSEAL New York Stadium as Rotherham United greet Blackburn Rovers. Get smart with this preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Rotherham United form and stats

Last season, Rotherham United's league results were 11 wins, 17 draws and 18 losses, leading to 19th position in the Championship. Over these 46 matches they scored {49 goals} and gave away 60. Appearing as the home side in the last season Rotherham United managed 9-6-8 (win-draw-lost) with {37 goals} and 30 conceded.

Rotherham's previous fixture was a Carabao Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-1 versus Morecambe. The home team hope to to build on that result. Midfield player Rathbone got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Rathbone hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 48 successful passes (of 54 total).

Heartbreak before that as Rotherham United lost 1-4 at Stoke City's place.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Blackburn Rovers performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 9 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded {54 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 25/35 goals scored/conceded.

The followers enjoyed Blackburn Rovers's previous fixture versus Walsall, a Carabao Cup win (4-3) played at home. Attacker Gilsenan got a player rating of 9.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Gilsenan scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 50 successful passes (of 56 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus West Bromwich Albion in the Championship.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Rotherham United wins - draws - Blackburn Rovers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RotherhamL. Peltier
L. Peltier
1 goals
Blackburn RoversD. Markanday
D. Markanday
1 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 14
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Rotherham United Last season Blackburn Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 9   Won W   7 20
17 6   Drew D   5 9
18 8   Lost L   11 17
49 37   Scored S   25 52
60 30   Conceded C   35 54
85% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 65%
48% 61%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 41%
22% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 15%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 9%
48% 61%   BTTS BTTS   43% 41%
30% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 33%
37% 17%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
3.9 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.7
6.2 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.3
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
2 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
8.7 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 10.1
2.8 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.6
37% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 31%
 
13.7 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   13 11.7
4.8 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.7

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

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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 Watford 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Southampton 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Leicester City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Millwall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Leeds United 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Sunderland 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Hull City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Coventry City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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.