League One preview and statistics: Rotherham United - Lincoln City at AESSEAL New York Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

The table reveals that 36 points separate the pair of contenders in this League One game. Rotherham United enjoy both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (21) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Rotherham United nor Lincoln City 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 have performed here at AESSEAL New York Stadium this season with 12 wins from 18 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3.

Rotherham United drew their last game, 0-0 away at Wycombe Wanderers (placed 8th). MacDonald was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender MacDonald hit two key passes and won 1 of 4 duels.

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

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (38 in 18 games), Rotherham United's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rotherham United are not conceding a lot of goals here at AESSEAL New York Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 18 matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Lincoln City, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League One, playing as the away team in the League One this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Lincoln City, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus AFC Wimbledon (placed 20th) last time out. Goalkeeper Wright got the top player rating of the team with 8.3/10. Wright topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ipswich Town wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sunderland in just four days.

The visiting Lincoln have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 17 games. 24 goals have been conceded by Lincoln City in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lincoln City - Rotherham United 1-1 was the end result in these teams' latest H2H game, played this season. Rotherham United-Lincoln City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rotherham United seven wins, Lincoln City two wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
17 goals
RotherhamF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedD. Barlaser
D. Barlaser
9 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Lincoln City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 7 17 36
23 12 6 Won W 3 6 11
8 3 0 Drew D 1 4 8
6 3 0 Lost L 3 7 17
62 38 14 Scored S 10 23 42
21 16 4 Conceded C 10 24 49
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
65% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 88% 78%
30% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 53% 47%
19% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 29% 22%
14% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
32% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 86% 65% 58%
57% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 8%
22% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 14% 29% 36%
 
6.5 6.3 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.8 5.1
3.5 2.9 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.9 7 5.4
1.5 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.9
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
14.6 15.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.1 10.9 11.4
4.7 5.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.5 3.1
36% 41% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 55% 38%
 
8.9 7.7 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.3 14.2
3.1 2.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.1 4.4 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (3) 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 (21) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+41) 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 37 23 8 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 19 11 5 3 24 5 41 77
2 Wigan Athletic 35 22 7 6 60 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 17 11 4 2 34 16 27 73
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
6 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 59 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 20 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 36 18 10 8 59 40 18 12 4 2 36 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 17 11 9 61 47 19 10 5 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 62
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 36 16 10 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 18 6 6 6 19 18 15 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 36 14 7 15 46 58 19 11 4 4 34 26 17 3 3 11 12 32 -12 49
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Lincoln City 36 11 8 17 42 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 17 6 4 7 23 24 -7 41
17 Charlton Athletic 36 11 7 18 42 49 18 7 4 7 24 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -7 40
18 Shrewsbury Town 37 9 12 16 32 37 18 7 5 6 20 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 -5 39
19 Fleetwood Town 36 7 12 17 50 66 17 5 5 7 26 27 19 2 7 10 24 39 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 37 7 12 18 29 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 18 3 7 8 17 25 -29 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 46 70 19 5 7 7 27 32 18 2 4 12 19 38 -24 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 37 6 7 24 30 68 18 4 4 10 17 32 19 2 3 14 13 36 -38 25

Lincoln City:
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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 Rotherham United 37 23 8 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 19 11 5 3 24 5 41 77
2 Wigan Athletic 35 22 7 6 60 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 17 11 4 2 34 16 27 73
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
6 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 59 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 20 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 36 18 10 8 59 40 18 12 4 2 36 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 17 11 9 61 47 19 10 5 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 62
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 36 16 10 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 18 6 6 6 19 18 15 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 36 14 7 15 46 58 19 11 4 4 34 26 17 3 3 11 12 32 -12 49
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Lincoln City 36 11 8 17 42 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 17 6 4 7 23 24 -7 41
17 Charlton Athletic 36 11 7 18 42 49 18 7 4 7 24 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -7 40
18 Shrewsbury Town 37 9 12 16 32 37 18 7 5 6 20 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 -5 39
19 Fleetwood Town 36 7 12 17 50 66 17 5 5 7 26 27 19 2 7 10 24 39 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 37 7 12 18 29 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 18 3 7 8 17 25 -29 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 46 70 19 5 7 7 27 32 18 2 4 12 19 38 -24 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 37 6 7 24 30 68 18 4 4 10 17 32 19 2 3 14 13 36 -38 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.