Delightful dogfight as daring Rotherham United duels with determined Ipswich Town

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Competition: England League One
Date: Tue 28.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: New York Stadium (12021 seats)

The Rotherham United & Ipswich Town managers P. Warne and P. Lambert are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League One league table.

It's no vacation for neither Rotherham United nor Ipswich Town 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

Rotherham United, who have the the best goal difference (+21) in League One, have played 13 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Rotherham United here at New York Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Rotherham United lost their last game at Peterborough United (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bristol Rovers in a game that was won 3-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rotherham United handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D2-L2.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Rotherham United, as the League One home game vs Burton Albion is only four days away.

Rotherham United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at New York Stadium with 24 goals in 13 league matches. Rotherham United are not conceding a lot of goals here at New York Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Ipswich Town, who have the most points (28) away in League One, have produced an overall stat of 8-4-3 so far.

Ipswich Town won their last game, 1-0 versus Lincoln City played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Tranmere Rovers with the score of 2-1.

Ipswich Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of six matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Ipswich Town are hosting Peterborough United in the League One only four days away.

Ipswich Town have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Ipswich Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Ipswich Town - Rotherham United 0-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Rotherham United won 5 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Ipswich Town has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 7

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
10 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
9 goals
Ipswich TownK. Jackson
K. Jackson
9 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Rotherham United Ipswich Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 15 27
14 6 2 Won W 0 8 13
5 3 0 Drew D 4 4 9
8 4 2 Lost L 0 3 5
49 24 9 Scored S 4 22 40
28 11 3 Conceded C 4 14 24
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 85%
78% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 53% 59%
63% 54% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 41%
30% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 26%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 15%
56% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 40% 44%
30% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 44%
19% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 26%
 
6.7 7.7 8.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 5 6
5.5 5.8 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.2 4.9 4.9
1.9 2 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.7 2.3
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 3 3
 
352 185 54 Total Shots T S 40 188 344
129 62 17 Shots on Target S O 14 68 120
38% 39% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 33%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town has the most clean sheets (7) away
  • Ipswich Town has the most points (28) away
  • Rotherham United has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
  • Rotherham United has the the best goal difference (+21)
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rotherham United is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 27 13 9 5 40 24 12 5 5 2 18 10 15 8 4 3 22 14 16 48
2 Rotherham United 27 14 5 8 49 28 13 6 3 4 24 11 14 8 2 4 25 17 21 47
3 Wycombe Wanderers 27 13 8 6 34 31 14 10 3 1 26 16 13 3 5 5 8 15 3 47
4 Coventry City 25 11 11 3 36 26 13 8 4 1 17 9 12 3 7 2 19 17 10 44
5 Peterborough United 28 12 7 9 50 36 14 9 3 2 31 13 14 3 4 7 19 23 14 43
6 Sunderland 26 11 9 6 36 24 14 7 6 1 25 10 12 4 3 5 11 14 12 42
7 Oxford United 26 11 8 7 43 26 12 7 3 2 21 10 14 4 5 5 22 16 17 41
8 Portsmouth 25 11 8 6 37 29 13 8 5 0 24 12 12 3 3 6 13 17 8 41
9 Burton Albion 26 11 7 8 35 31 13 6 4 3 14 9 13 5 3 5 21 22 4 40
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 10 8 7 36 24 15 7 4 4 21 15 10 3 4 3 15 9 12 38
11 Fleetwood Town 25 10 8 7 39 32 13 7 5 1 20 11 12 3 3 6 19 21 7 38
12 Lincoln City 28 11 4 13 36 34 12 9 1 2 24 12 16 2 3 11 12 22 2 37
13 Bristol Rovers 26 10 7 9 30 35 14 5 6 3 18 15 12 5 1 6 12 20 -5 37
14 Gillingham 27 8 12 7 31 27 14 7 3 4 22 14 13 1 9 3 9 13 4 36
15 Blackpool 25 8 10 7 32 29 12 6 2 4 18 15 13 2 8 3 14 14 3 34
16 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 10 7 24 28 12 5 4 3 15 15 13 3 6 4 9 13 -4 34
17 Accrington Stanley 27 7 9 11 37 40 12 5 2 5 25 17 15 2 7 6 12 23 -3 30
18 Rochdale 27 8 5 14 32 45 13 3 4 6 14 19 14 5 1 8 18 26 -13 29
19 AFC Wimbledon 26 7 6 13 31 38 13 5 5 3 15 14 13 2 1 10 16 24 -7 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 27 7 4 16 27 39 14 6 1 7 15 19 13 1 3 9 12 20 -12 25
21 Tranmere Rovers 25 5 7 13 28 45 13 3 5 5 19 20 12 2 2 8 9 25 -17 22
22 Southend United 26 2 7 17 29 66 12 0 4 8 11 34 14 2 3 9 18 32 -37 13
23 Bolton Wanderers 24 4 7 13 19 54 13 3 6 4 14 20 11 1 1 9 5 34 -35 7

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.