Accrington Stanley vs Rotherham United match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

Accrington Stanley will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind Rotherham United.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Accrington Stanley at their home stadium (Wham Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Accrington Stanley bring valid hopes of a third.

Accrington Stanley's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Lincoln City (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Shrewsbury Town.

A goal frenzy last time out for Accrington Stanley, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Lincoln City. Fun stuff to watch! World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Coleman when S. Finley scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. A late climax in the match against Lincoln City as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by S. Finley.

The manager J. Coleman will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oxford United in only three days.

Accrington Stanley can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 31 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Accrington Stanley defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Rotherham United form and stats

9-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rotherham United, who have the the best goal difference (+9) away in League One, in their League One matches away.

There were no winners in Rotherham United's previous match, a League One home game that ended 2-2 vs AFC Wimbledon (placed 20th). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Lincoln City.

As mentioned above, Rotherham United drew the match against AFC Wimbledon. Manager P. Warne brought on F. Ladapo to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

The schedule is very tough for Rotherham United now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Coventry City is waiting in only three days.

Rotherham United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 15 games. Rotherham United have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Rotherham United - Accrington Stanley 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Accrington Stanley wins - draws - Rotherham United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals
Accrington StanleyC. Bishop
C. Bishop
10 goals
Rotherham UnitedM. Crooks
M. Crooks
9 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Accrington Stanley Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 6 15 31
10 7 2 Won W 4 9 17
9 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
12 6 2 Lost L 2 4 8
45 31 7 Scored S 9 26 56
46 23 6 Conceded C 4 17 32
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 74%
45% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 61%
29% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 27% 32%
19% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 13%
61% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 55%
19% 13% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 32%
23% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 17% 7% 16%
 
5.5 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.6 6.8
4.6 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.9 5.3
2 2.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.7 1.7
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
432 242 56 Total Shots T S 64 184 426
141 85 18 Shots on Target S O 24 71 155
32% 36% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 37% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rotherham United has the the best goal difference (+9) away
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Rotherham United 31 17 6 8 56 32 16 8 4 4 30 15 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 57
2 Coventry City 30 15 12 3 43 28 15 10 4 1 20 10 15 5 8 2 23 18 15 57
3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 8 8 41 36 17 12 3 2 31 19 15 4 5 6 10 17 5 56
4 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
5 Sunderland 31 15 9 7 42 26 16 9 6 1 29 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 16 54
6 Portsmouth 30 15 8 7 45 30 15 10 5 0 28 12 15 5 3 7 17 18 15 53
7 Ipswich Town 32 14 10 8 45 31 14 6 5 3 23 15 18 8 5 5 22 16 14 52
8 Fleetwood Town 30 14 9 7 46 35 16 9 6 1 24 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 11 51
9 Gillingham 32 12 13 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 16 3 10 3 13 15 9 49
10 Oxford United 31 13 9 9 52 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 4 6 6 24 22 18 48
11 Doncaster Rovers 31 13 9 9 47 31 18 9 5 4 27 18 13 4 4 5 20 13 16 48
12 Burton Albion 31 11 10 10 42 42 15 6 6 3 16 11 16 5 4 7 26 31 0 43
13 Bristol Rovers 31 11 9 11 35 42 16 6 6 4 21 18 15 5 3 7 14 24 -7 42
14 Accrington Stanley 31 10 9 12 45 46 15 7 2 6 31 23 16 3 7 6 14 23 -1 39
15 Lincoln City 33 11 5 17 41 44 15 9 2 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 38
16 Blackpool 30 9 10 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 16 2 8 6 17 20 0 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 11 11 25 36 14 5 5 4 16 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 35
18 Milton Keynes Dons 31 9 6 16 33 42 16 8 1 7 19 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -9 33
19 Rochdale 31 9 6 16 35 51 14 4 4 6 15 19 17 5 2 10 20 32 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 37 51 16 5 7 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 30
21 Tranmere Rovers 30 5 8 17 28 53 17 3 6 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 23
22 Southend United 32 3 7 22 33 79 15 1 4 10 13 38 17 2 3 12 20 41 -46 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 29 5 8 16 24 61 16 4 7 5 17 23 13 1 1 11 7 38 -37 11

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 Rotherham United 31 17 6 8 56 32 16 8 4 4 30 15 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 57
2 Coventry City 30 15 12 3 43 28 15 10 4 1 20 10 15 5 8 2 23 18 15 57
3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 8 8 41 36 17 12 3 2 31 19 15 4 5 6 10 17 5 56
4 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
5 Sunderland 31 15 9 7 42 26 16 9 6 1 29 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 16 54
6 Portsmouth 30 15 8 7 45 30 15 10 5 0 28 12 15 5 3 7 17 18 15 53
7 Ipswich Town 32 14 10 8 45 31 14 6 5 3 23 15 18 8 5 5 22 16 14 52
8 Fleetwood Town 30 14 9 7 46 35 16 9 6 1 24 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 11 51
9 Gillingham 32 12 13 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 16 3 10 3 13 15 9 49
10 Oxford United 31 13 9 9 52 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 4 6 6 24 22 18 48
11 Doncaster Rovers 31 13 9 9 47 31 18 9 5 4 27 18 13 4 4 5 20 13 16 48
12 Burton Albion 31 11 10 10 42 42 15 6 6 3 16 11 16 5 4 7 26 31 0 43
13 Bristol Rovers 31 11 9 11 35 42 16 6 6 4 21 18 15 5 3 7 14 24 -7 42
14 Accrington Stanley 31 10 9 12 45 46 15 7 2 6 31 23 16 3 7 6 14 23 -1 39
15 Lincoln City 33 11 5 17 41 44 15 9 2 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 38
16 Blackpool 30 9 10 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 16 2 8 6 17 20 0 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 11 11 25 36 14 5 5 4 16 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 35
18 Milton Keynes Dons 31 9 6 16 33 42 16 8 1 7 19 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -9 33
19 Rochdale 31 9 6 16 35 51 14 4 4 6 15 19 17 5 2 10 20 32 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 37 51 16 5 7 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 30
21 Tranmere Rovers 30 5 8 17 28 53 17 3 6 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 23
22 Southend United 32 3 7 22 33 79 15 1 4 10 13 38 17 2 3 12 20 41 -46 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 29 5 8 16 24 61 16 4 7 5 17 23 13 1 1 11 7 38 -37 11

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.