Championship match prediction: Little separates Rotherham United and Millwall in quality

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 05.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Championship: The average league table spots illustrates the road Rotherham United and Millwall have taken so far. Both squads are ready for the match; bring it on!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Millwall have yet to win a 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 and Millwall.

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Rotherham United form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Rotherham United have to build on here at AESSEAL New York Stadium in the Championship.

Kelly was the last player to score a league goal for Rotherham United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Rotherham United haven't scored in 185 minutes.

The Rotherham United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Wigan Athletic here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. The first loss after collecting points in three league matches. Midfield player Norton-Cuffy got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Norton-Cuffy hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.

0-0 away at Middlesbrough before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Rotherham United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rotherham United as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Rotherham United has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rotherham as they are travelling to their away game against Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

The Rotherham United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Rotherham United have conceded only 4 goals.

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Millwall form and stats

0-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Millwall in their Championship matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Millwall's last three away games as they have all been lost.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Millwall, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 6th). Defender Cooper was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Cooper scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Blackpool.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Millwall playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were 3 Millwall wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Millwall are hosting Middlesbrough in the Championship only three days away.

The attacking power of Millwall when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Rotherham United-Millwall H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Rotherham United three wins, Millwall four wins, one draw. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RotherhamR. Wood
R. Wood
4 goals
Rotherham UnitedC. Ogbene
C. Ogbene
4 goals
MillwallC. Cresswell
C. Cresswell
3 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Millwall missing players

Rotherham United Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 6 4 Played P 1 5 11
3 3 1 Won W 0 0 4
5 2 2 Drew D 1 1 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 4 6
12 11 4 Scored S 2 3 12
8 4 4 Conceded C 2 10 16
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
30% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 36%
10% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
30% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 36%
50% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
40% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 45%
 
4.3 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.6 4.6
5.8 4.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 4
2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 12 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 19 11.4 12.4
3.4 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.9
35% 37% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 23% 28%
 
12.6 11 12 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.2 12.1
3.3 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 5.6 4.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Millwall's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Rotherham United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Millwall have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Millwall have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Millwall have yet to win a game away.
  • Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Millwall have scored away.
  • Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Sheffield United 11 7 3 1 20 6 5 4 1 0 12 2 6 3 2 1 8 4 14 24
2 Norwich City 11 7 2 2 17 9 6 4 2 0 12 5 5 3 0 2 5 4 8 23
3 Reading 11 7 0 4 13 15 6 5 0 1 11 6 5 2 0 3 2 9 -2 21
4 Burnley 11 4 6 1 18 11 5 2 3 0 9 6 6 2 3 1 9 5 7 18
5 Queens Park Rangers 11 5 3 3 16 12 5 2 2 1 7 5 6 3 1 2 9 7 4 18
6 Blackburn Rovers 11 6 0 5 13 14 6 4 0 2 9 6 5 2 0 3 4 8 -1 18
7 Sunderland 11 4 4 3 16 11 5 1 3 1 6 4 6 3 1 2 10 7 5 16
8 Luton Town 11 4 4 3 13 10 6 1 3 2 6 6 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 16
9 Wigan Athletic 10 4 4 2 11 11 5 0 3 2 3 8 5 4 1 0 8 3 0 16
10 Swansea City 11 4 3 4 13 14 6 2 1 3 6 8 5 2 2 1 7 6 -1 15
11 Rotherham United 10 3 5 2 12 8 6 3 2 1 11 4 4 0 3 1 1 4 4 14
12 Bristol City 11 4 2 5 20 18 5 3 0 2 9 5 6 1 2 3 11 13 2 14
13 Watford 10 3 5 2 11 11 5 3 1 1 8 6 5 0 4 1 3 5 0 14
14 Preston North End 11 2 7 2 3 4 6 0 4 2 1 4 5 2 3 0 2 0 -1 13
15 Birmingham City 11 3 4 4 9 11 5 1 2 2 4 5 6 2 2 2 5 6 -2 13
16 Millwall 11 4 1 6 12 16 6 4 0 2 9 6 5 0 1 4 3 10 -4 13
17 Stoke City 10 3 3 4 11 11 4 1 2 1 5 4 6 2 1 3 6 7 0 12
18 Cardiff City 11 3 3 5 8 12 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 1 1 4 4 9 -4 12
19 Blackpool 11 3 2 6 10 16 5 1 1 3 4 6 6 2 1 3 6 10 -6 11
20 Hull City 11 3 2 6 11 23 6 3 0 3 7 11 5 0 2 3 4 12 -12 11
21 West Bromwich Albion 11 1 7 3 17 17 6 1 3 2 11 10 5 0 4 1 6 7 0 10
22 Middlesbrough 11 2 4 5 13 16 6 2 3 1 8 7 5 0 1 4 5 9 -3 10
23 Huddersfield Town 10 2 1 7 10 16 6 2 1 3 7 7 4 0 0 4 3 9 -6 7
24 Coventry City 8 1 3 4 8 13 2 1 0 1 1 1 6 0 3 3 7 12 -5 6

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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.