This league campaign has been back-breaking for Rotherham United so far, while Sheffield United have won many games. Will the travellers take a new scalp at AESSEAL New York Stadium?
- Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Championship
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Rotherham United form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Rotherham United at their home stadium (AESSEAL New York Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The Rotherham United manager Taylor and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Watford (placed 4th). The forward Ferguson bettered all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.35 out of 10. Ferguson scored one goal.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Blackburn Rovers in a game that was won 4-0.Rotherham United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at AESSEAL New York Stadium with 24 goals in 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield United form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Championship, are W8-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Wrexham in their previous outing. The FA Cup fixture ended 3-3. Midfield player Doyle was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.32/10. Doyle signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hull City in the Championship.Sheffield find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Sheffield United as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, Sheffield United have found the net in every league game they've featured in since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the Sheffield United - Rotherham United 0-1 match nine fixtures ago. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Rotherham United, one draw and four wins for Sheffield United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Ndiaye 10 goals |  O. McBurnie 9 goals |   C. Ogbene 6 goals |
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| Rotherham United | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 48 |
| 40 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | 68% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 29% | 43% |
| 25% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 29% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 46% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 46% |
| 29% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 43% | 39% |
| 32% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 10.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.6 | 13.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 42% | 47% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| 14.9 | 11.5 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.1 | 9.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- All of Rotherham United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rotherham United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Championship
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Championship
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Championship
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sheffield 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 | Burnley | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Watford | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Hull City | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Reading | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
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