League One game tips and match guide for the Rotherham United vs AFC Wimbledon duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 28.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

Excitement is expected at AESSEAL New York Stadium when Rotherham United host AFC Wimbledon in what should be a first-class fixture. Check our preview!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (11) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Rotherham United nor AFC Wimbledon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Rotherham United form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Rotherham United have to build on here at AESSEAL New York Stadium in the League One.

Rotherham United drew their last game, also a home match. Crewe Alexandra (placed 23rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfield player Oliver Rathbone got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Rathbone scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Bolton Wanderers and winning 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Rotherham matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and two defeats (from three games).

There will be little rest for Rotherham after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a League One game in only four days.

Rotherham United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Rotherham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AFC Wimbledon in their League One matches away.

Wimbledon are travelling again after losing away to Shrewsbury Town in their previous match (1-2). Midfield player Luke McCormick was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. McCormick served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

It was a Carabao Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Arsenal wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Wimbledon when being an outsider away as they are today, we find nine matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing two and winning two games.

A new game in only four days for AFC Wimbledon, the League One home match versus Burton Albion. Busy days.

AFC Wimbledon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Wimbledon have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Rotherham United-AFC Wimbledon H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Rotherham six wins, AFC Wimbledon one win, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RotherhamM. Smith
M. Smith
5 goals
Rotherham UnitedB. Wiles
B. Wiles
3 goals
AFC WimbledonW. Nightingale
W. Nightingale
3 goals

Rotherham United missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Rotherham United AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 1 5 9
4 2 1 Won W 0 2 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
3 2 0 Lost L 1 2 3
11 7 2 Scored S 0 9 16
9 7 0 Conceded C 1 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 78%
11% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 67%
11% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 44%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
33% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 78%
44% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
22% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 22%
 
6.9 6.8 10 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 4.6
4.6 2.8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.6 5.6
1.7 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.4 2.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 15.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 5 9.6 11.4
4.7 4.6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4.7
26% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 53% 38%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most points from losing position (11) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Rotherham 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 Wigan Athletic 8 6 1 1 14 5 5 4 1 0 7 2 3 2 0 1 7 3 9 19
2 Sunderland 8 6 1 1 13 7 5 5 0 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 19
3 Milton Keynes Dons 9 5 3 1 17 10 5 4 0 1 7 3 4 1 3 0 10 7 7 18
4 Plymouth Argyle 9 5 3 1 14 7 5 3 2 0 8 3 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 18
5 Rotherham United 9 4 2 3 11 9 5 2 1 2 7 7 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 14
6 Wycombe Wanderers 8 4 2 2 10 8 3 3 0 0 5 2 5 1 2 2 5 6 2 14
7 Accrington Stanley 9 4 1 4 11 14 4 3 0 1 5 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 13
8 AFC Wimbledon 9 3 3 3 16 15 4 1 2 1 7 6 5 2 1 2 9 9 1 12
9 Bolton Wanderers 9 3 3 3 14 13 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 2 1 2 9 7 1 12
10 Portsmouth 9 3 3 3 9 8 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 1 12
11 Sheffield Wednesday 8 3 3 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 1 2 2 3 5 1 12
12 Cambridge United 8 3 3 2 12 12 5 2 2 1 8 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 12
13 Oxford United 9 3 3 3 10 10 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 0 1 3 3 7 0 12
14 Cheltenham Town 9 3 3 3 11 13 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 1 2 2 6 8 -2 12
15 Burton Albion 9 3 3 3 7 10 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 1 1 2 1 5 -3 12
16 Morecambe 9 3 2 4 15 14 5 2 1 2 9 8 4 1 1 2 6 6 1 11
17 Lincoln City 9 3 2 4 12 11 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 9 7 1 11
18 Fleetwood Town 8 2 3 3 13 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 9
19 Gillingham 9 1 5 3 9 13 4 1 2 1 5 7 5 0 3 2 4 6 -4 8
20 Shrewsbury Town 9 2 2 5 6 12 5 2 1 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 1 5 -6 8
21 Ipswich Town 8 1 4 3 12 16 5 0 4 1 9 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 -4 7
22 Charlton Athletic 9 1 3 5 9 13 5 1 2 2 5 6 4 0 1 3 4 7 -4 6
23 Crewe Alexandra 9 1 3 5 6 12 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 0 2 3 2 7 -6 6
24 Doncaster Rovers 8 1 1 6 4 11 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 5 2 9 -7 4

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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.