Open game expected at AESSEAL New York Stadium: Rotherham United vs Queens Park Rangers preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Queens Park Rangers have finished evaluating following their 1-3-fixture versus Blackburn Rovers and are keen to face Rotherham United. Here's all the info!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Queens Park Rangers is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!

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Rotherham United form and stats

6-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Rotherham United so far this season. When Rotherham United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool), they have won 3 of 5 matches!

The home team returns to AESSEAL New York Stadium after drawing with Swansea City (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Ogbene (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.12/10. Ogbene scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times.

Ahead of that match, Rotherham United won a home game hosting Sunderland (2-1).

A decent goal production from Rotherham United in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Rotherham have conceded 20 goals.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. With the Queens Park Rangers losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Queens Park Rangers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Blackburn Rovers proved too strong as Queens Park Rangers slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Loftus Road Stadium. Iroegbunam got a match rating of 6.94 in that game, top player of the team. Iroegbunam scored one goal.

Prior to that match, the QPR manager Ainsworth faced defeat when travelling to Middlesbrough and losing 1-3.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 23 goals have been conceded by Queens Park Rangers in these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other already this season, with the match result Queens Park Rangers - Rotherham United 1-1 entered in the official records. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Rotherham won three, Queens Park Rangers triumphed in four and we saw three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedC. Ogbene
C. Ogbene
7 goals
Queens Park RangersC. Willock
C. Willock
6 goals
Queens Park RangersL. Dykes
L. Dykes
6 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 3 17 34
8 6 3 Won W 0 5 10
13 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
13 5 1 Lost L 1 7 15
37 26 9 Scored S 1 16 35
46 20 5 Conceded C 3 23 49
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 91%
79% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 74%
47% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 41% 53%
21% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 24%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
47% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 50%
29% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 21%
35% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 41% 38%
 
3.5 4.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.8 5.2
6.1 4.9 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 5.5 4.8
2 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.6 10.4 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.9 12.8
2.8 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.9 3.5
39% 45% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 33% 29%
 
14.2 11.5 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 11.6 10.8
5 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.7 4 3.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Queens Park Rangers is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than 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 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 34 11 10 13 47 51 17 7 3 7 27 25 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 43
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 34 8 13 13 37 46 16 6 5 5 26 20 18 2 8 8 11 26 -9 37
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 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 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 34 11 10 13 47 51 17 7 3 7 27 25 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 43
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 34 8 13 13 37 46 16 6 5 5 26 20 18 2 8 8 11 26 -9 37
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 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.