A good game and three points is the only event that will do for the Rotherham United regulars in this AESSEAL New York Stadium battle with Gillingham, as they have a solid lead on the away team in the League One table.
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League One
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League One
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the FA Cup. This match was also played here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Gillingham have had more rest.
Rotherham United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at AESSEAL New York Stadium as Rotherham United have scored 22 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League One are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Rotherham United has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Fleetwood Town defeat 87 days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Rotherham, as their goalkeeper Viktor Johansson has completely shut out the opponents for 219 minutes in the League One.
Rotherham's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Stockport County. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that, Rotherham drew at home versus Port Vale (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Rotherham home games with this odds we find three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Burton Albion are coming to town in four days.
The Rotherham United manager P. Warne has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded.
Gillingham form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gillingham so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Gillingham as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sheffield Wednesday match.
Gillingham have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 338 minutes ago. V. Oliver was the goal scorer.
Home advantage was not enough for Gillingham in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Portsmouth, 0-1. Gillingham were so close to getting something from the game against Portsmouth, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime. Defender Ryan Jackson was the best team player with a rating of 7.12. Jackson hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Cheltenham Town.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Fleetwood Town.
The attacking power of Gillingham when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Gillingham in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: five wins for Rotherham, one draw and four wins for Gillingham. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 11 goals |  B. Wiles 6 goals |  V. Oliver 6 goals |
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| Rotherham United | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 90% | 80% |
| 32% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 21% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 16% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 53% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.6 | 15.6 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 21% |
| 8.3 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 17.1 | 15.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
- Gillingham have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in League One
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League One
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rotherham United have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
- Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (10) in League One
- Rotherham United have the most scored goals (22) at home in League One
- Rotherham United have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in League One
- Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+21) in League One
- Rotherham United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Rotherham United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 15 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |