AFC Wimbledon vs Rotherham United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium (5339 seats)

Game week two of the League One season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the AFC Wimbledon - Rotherham United preview:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

AFC Wimbledon's first home game here at Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium ended with defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats from 23 matches.

AFC Wimbledon's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Rotherham United. 0-0 away at Bradford City before that.

At Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium, AFC Wimbledon has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 fixture.

Last season, AFC Wimbledon's league statistics were 13 wins, 11 draws and 22 losses, resulting in a 20th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 63. Playing at home last season AFC Wimbledon managed 6-5-12 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 37 conceded.

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Rotherham United form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 1 win, 8 draws and 14 defeats from 23 matches.

Rotherham United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting AFC Wimbledon. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Middlesbrough.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Rotherham United has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Let's have a look at how Rotherham United performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 22nd position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 16 draws and 22 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 83 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 8 and lost 14 with 20/45 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: AFC Wimbledon - Rotherham United 1-2. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 1 - 0 - 6 (AFC Wimbledon wins - draws - Rotherham United wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Rotherham United missing players

AFC Wimbledon Rotherham United
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored 0 2 2
2 2 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4 4
4 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 4 4
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
AFC Wimbledon Last season Rotherham United
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
46 23   Played   23 46
13 6   Won   1 8
11 5   Drew   8 16
22 12   Lost   14 22
42 24   Scored   20 52
63 37   Conceded   45 83
87% 91%   Over 0.5   91% 93%
67% 83%   Over 1.5   74% 78%
46% 57%   Over 2.5   48% 59%
13% 17%   Over 3.5   35% 37%
9% 13%   Over 4.5   13% 13%
50% 65%   BTTS   61% 70%
26% 17%   Clean Sheets   9% 13%
37% 26%   Failed To Score   39% 24%
 
5.1 5.5   Corners For (avg)   5.1 5.3
5.7 5.5   Corners Against (avg)   6 5.5
1.3 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.5 1.6
1 0   Red Cards   3 3
Key stats last season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

AFC Wimbledon
12-07-19 CF Kaiserslautern 1 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
13-07-19 CF Kickers Offenbach 3 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
23-07-19 CF Metropolitan Police FC 1 - 3 AFC Wimbledon
30-07-19 CF AFC Wimbledon 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
03-08-19 LO AFC Wimbledon 1 - 2 Rotherham United
10-08-19 LO Fleetwood Town 14:00 AFC Wimbledon
13-08-19 CC AFC Wimbledon 18:45 Milton Keynes Dons
17-08-19 LO AFC Wimbledon 14:00 Accrington Stanley
20-08-19 LO Ipswich Town 18:45 AFC Wimbledon
24-08-19 LO Sunderland 14:00 AFC Wimbledon
Rotherham United
14-07-19 CF Rotherham United 2 - 1 Magdeburg
17-07-19 CF Bradford Park Avenue 1 - 5 Rotherham United
20-07-19 CF Chesterfield 1 - 2 Rotherham United
23-07-19 CF Rotherham United 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
03-08-19 LO AFC Wimbledon 1 - 2 Rotherham United
06-08-19 EFL Rotherham United 18:00 Manchester United U21
10-08-19 LO Rotherham United 14:00 Lincoln City
13-08-19 CC Shrewsbury Town 18:45 Rotherham United
17-08-19 LO Burton Albion 14:00 Rotherham United
20-08-19 LO Rotherham United 18:45 Bury

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Fleetwood Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Lincoln City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Rochdale 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
8 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Shrewsbury Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Portsmouth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0