Rotherham United vs Preston North End: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 23.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Both Rotherham United and Preston North End are desperate for points in this match, despite the visitors holding a 15 point edge so far this season.

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Preston North End have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Championship

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 Preston North End.

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United have collected 4 points from their Championship home games so far after 1-1-1. When Rotherham United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Norwich City, Sunderland, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Hull City and Bristol City), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Stress levels are on the rise for Rotherham United's attacking players as they have now played 230 minutes without scoring in a league game. Hugill was their last goal scorer.

Rotherham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Millwall (0-3).

Heartbreak before that as Rotherham United lost 0-2 at Huddersfield Town's place.

The Rotherham United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rotherham defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Rotherham United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Middlesbrough, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City and Swansea City), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End are happy with their away performances in the Championship so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Preston go into this game after a win, the home game against Birmingham City that ended 2-1. Browne, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.84. Browne served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.

Before that, Preston North End secured a home win against Plymouth Argyle with the score 2-1.

The visiting Preston North End have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. Preston North End's manager Lowe has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {1 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these squads: Rotherham won three, Preston North End were winners in three and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Preston North EndW. Keane
W. Keane
4 goals
Rotherham UnitedH. Odofin
H. Odofin
2 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Onyedinma
F. Onyedinma
2 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Preston North End missing players

Rotherham United Preston North End
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 2 3 7
1 1 1 Won W 2 2 6
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
5 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
7 5 3 Scored S 3 4 12
16 5 3 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 86%
86% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 57%
29% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 71%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 29%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.9 4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.7 3.9
6 6.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.7 6.1
2.4 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.9 8.7 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.7 9.1
2.3 2.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.7 3
44% 71% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 50% 57%
 
16.3 17.7 16 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 10 12.4
5.9 6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Rotherham United's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Preston North End have not yet lost a game.
  • Preston North End have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Preston North End have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Preston North End have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Championship
  • Preston North End have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Preston North End is in the best form (6-0-0) in Championship
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Rotherham United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

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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.