Championship: Tipsway are expecting an exciting and vital game featuring Rotherham United and Stoke City at AESSEAL New York Stadium. They both need to win this!
- Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
This looks to be an interesting fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's go!
Rotherham United form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Rotherham United have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. When Rotherham United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Rotherham United, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool), they have won 2 of 5 matches! With Rotherham United having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Taylor.
Rotherham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus West Bromwich Albion. Johansson had a busy but productive day in the West Bromwich Albion match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Johansson, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.62 out of 10 in that game. Johansson saved a penalty.
Ahead of that match, Rotherham United lost 1-3 at home to Bristol City.The manager Taylor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Huddersfield Town in only three days.
The Rotherham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Rotherham United have conceded 15 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Stoke City form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. When Stoke City is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke City, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool is teams we like to compare Rotherham United with.
Stoke play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Bristol City (placed 18th). Midfield player Brown was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.55/10. Brown scored one goal.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Cardiff City.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Burnley in just four days.
The visiting Stoke City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded by Stoke City in these games. When Stoke City is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head encounter ended Stoke City - Rotherham United 0-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior six meetings): Rotherham United won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Stoke City managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ogbene 6 goals |   L. Baker 5 goals |  R. Wood 4 goals |
Rotherham United missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Rotherham United | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 26 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 32 | 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 48% | 55% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 42% | 43% |
| 22% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 26% |
| 9% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 43% |
| 30% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 30% |
| 30% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 3.7 | 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 11.7 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 40% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 28% | 27% |
| 14.9 | 11.5 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- 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.
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 21 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
