League One game preview: Ipswich Town against Rotherham United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 23.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

In this article Tipsway presents you need to know about the League One game Ipswich Town - Rotherham United!

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (34) in League One
  • Rotherham United is in the best form (4-2-0) in League One

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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Ipswich Town form and stats

The League One results at home this season for Ipswich Town are 3-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Stress levels are on the rise for Ipswich's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Celina was their last goal scorer.

Ipswich Town are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Sunderland. Midfielder Sam Morsy was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Morsy had 76 successful passes (of 84 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the FA Cup match versus Oldham Athletic with a 2-1 scoreline.

Ipswich Town can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ipswich defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Things are running smoothly for Rotherham who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Fleetwood Town.

Rotherham won their last game, 3-1 versus Cambridge United played at home. Daniel Barlaser got a match rating of 8.65 in that game, top player of the team. Barlaser scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Bromley in the FA Cup.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rotherham manager P. Warne as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Oxford United.

The visiting Rotherham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham's manager P. Warne has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Ipswich, one draw and six wins for Rotherham United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

IpswichM. Bonne
M. Bonne
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedB. Wiles
B. Wiles
5 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Ipswich Town Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 4 7 17
6 3 0 Won W 2 4 10
6 5 3 Drew D 2 2 4
6 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
34 19 3 Scored S 6 10 32
27 14 3 Conceded C 2 3 13
94% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
89% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 82%
78% 78% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 35%
44% 56% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 24%
17% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
72% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 41%
22% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 57% 47%
11% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 18%
 
4.8 5.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 7.7 6.9
4.8 4.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.1 3.6
1.7 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.7 11.1 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 13.9 14.9
4 4.3 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 5.3 5.7
47% 49% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 27% 33%
 
9.9 8.8 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.9 8.4
3.3 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 2.7 2.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most matches over the total-line (14) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (34) in League One
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+19) in League One
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rotherham United is in the best form (4-2-0) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 18 10 6 2 32 17 9 6 3 0 16 6 9 4 3 2 16 11 15 36
2 Rotherham United 17 10 4 3 32 13 10 6 2 2 22 10 7 4 2 1 10 3 19 34
3 Wigan Athletic 16 11 1 4 30 13 9 5 1 3 12 8 7 6 0 1 18 5 17 34
4 Wycombe Wanderers 18 10 4 4 27 21 9 7 0 2 15 11 9 3 4 2 12 10 6 34
5 Milton Keynes Dons 17 9 4 4 32 22 9 6 1 2 15 10 8 3 3 2 17 12 10 31
6 Sunderland 16 10 1 5 27 21 8 7 0 1 16 4 8 3 1 4 11 17 6 31
7 Sheffield Wednesday 18 7 8 3 24 18 8 4 3 1 11 5 10 3 5 2 13 13 6 29
8 Oxford United 16 8 4 4 26 17 9 6 2 1 18 8 7 2 2 3 8 9 9 28
9 Portsmouth 18 7 5 6 22 22 9 5 2 2 14 10 9 2 3 4 8 12 0 26
10 Ipswich Town 18 6 6 6 34 27 9 3 5 1 19 14 9 3 1 5 15 13 7 24
11 Cheltenham Town 17 6 5 6 22 28 9 5 2 2 13 11 8 1 3 4 9 17 -6 23
12 Charlton Athletic 18 6 4 8 24 24 10 3 3 4 15 14 8 3 1 4 9 10 0 22
13 Bolton Wanderers 18 6 4 8 24 27 8 3 3 2 11 13 10 3 1 6 13 14 -3 22
14 Cambridge United 18 5 7 6 24 31 9 3 4 2 12 13 9 2 3 4 12 18 -7 22
15 Burton Albion 18 6 4 8 16 23 9 4 2 3 12 12 9 2 2 5 4 11 -7 22
16 Lincoln City 17 5 6 6 20 20 8 2 3 3 8 9 9 3 3 3 12 11 0 21
17 Accrington Stanley 17 6 3 8 22 32 8 4 1 3 12 15 9 2 2 5 10 17 -10 21
18 Morecambe 17 5 3 9 27 31 8 3 2 3 12 11 9 2 1 6 15 20 -4 18
19 AFC Wimbledon 16 4 5 7 21 26 7 1 4 2 10 11 9 3 1 5 11 15 -5 17
20 Gillingham 18 3 8 7 16 24 8 2 3 3 7 11 10 1 5 4 9 13 -8 17
21 Shrewsbury Town 17 4 3 10 16 24 8 4 1 3 11 10 9 0 2 7 5 14 -8 15
22 Fleetwood Town 16 3 5 8 27 29 9 2 2 5 15 16 7 1 3 3 12 13 -2 14
23 Doncaster Rovers 17 3 4 10 11 29 8 3 3 2 8 8 9 0 1 8 3 21 -18 13
24 Crewe Alexandra 18 2 6 10 14 31 9 2 3 4 10 16 9 0 3 6 4 15 -17 12

Read more about League One

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.