League One game research: Rotherham United vs Ipswich Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

The league table shows that 15 points split the pair of rivals in this League One game. Rotherham United have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (29) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One

Not much time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a League One fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Portsmouth, so at least Rotherham United are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United are steadily winning League One games and points here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. 13 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats is the summary from 21 games. Rotherham United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Warne and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Rotherham's attacking players as they have now played 347 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ogbene was their last goal scorer.

Rotherham United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Portsmouth (0-3). The forward Smith bested all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 6.84 out of 10. Smith hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was the home game against Charlton Athletic that was lost 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rotherham handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Rotherham United after this match as they are travelling to Burton Albion for a League One game in only three days.

The Rotherham United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 40 goals in 21 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

7 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Ipswich Town playing as the away team in the League One this season. Two points from the last two away games for Ipswich Town, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Ipswich has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shrewsbury Town for a 1-1 draw. Donacien, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.65. Donacien served one assist, hit three key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.

A loss against Cambridge United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Ipswich Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, three draws and two defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wigan Athletic in just three days.

Ipswich Town find the net regularly in their away games. 28 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Ipswich have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides faced each other before this campaign: Ipswich Town - Rotherham United 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Rotherham United wins - draws - Ipswich Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
17 goals
Ipswich TownM. Bonne
M. Bonne
12 goals
RotherhamF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Ipswich Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 21 7 Played P 7 21 42
24 13 5 Won W 1 7 17
8 3 0 Drew D 3 6 14
9 5 2 Lost L 3 8 11
64 40 11 Scored S 7 28 60
29 21 7 Conceded C 8 22 42
90% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 90%
66% 81% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 81% 74%
34% 52% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 38% 43%
17% 29% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 19% 21%
12% 19% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 5% 7%
32% 52% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 48% 48%
51% 33% 29% Clean Sheets C S 14% 33% 38%
27% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 43% 24% 24%
 
6.5 6.4 6.9 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.3 5.4
3.6 3.1 3.1 Corners against (avg) C A 6.9 5 4.7
1.5 1.3 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.9
4 4 2 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
14.2 14.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 11.1 11.8
4.5 5 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.7 3.8
35% 38% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 36% 38%
 
9.1 8.3 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 9.6 9
3.2 3.1 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.9 3 2.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
  • 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 the fewest conceded goals (29) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (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 Wigan Athletic 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Portsmouth 41 17 12 12 57 41 20 11 5 4 37 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 16 63
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 42 13 10 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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 Wigan Athletic 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Portsmouth 41 17 12 12 57 41 20 11 5 4 37 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 16 63
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 42 13 10 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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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.