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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
New York Stadium
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Rotherham
2 - 2
Blackburn

Odofin (23'), Onyedinma (48')
Cafu (33'), Taylor (34'), Lembikisa (45+1'), Onyedinma (49'), Johansson (55')
Onyedinma (50')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Szmodics (75', 78')
Szmodics (38')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Rotherham United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Rotherham United failed to impress on the opening day, while the visitors scored an encouraging victory, but we do fancy the Millers to be more resilient on home turf and do not see Blackburn leaving with all three points, instead envisaging a low-scoring draw in South Yorkshire. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 56.59%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 19.77%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.6%) and 1-2 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 1-0 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Rotherham UnitedDrawBlackburn Rovers
19.77% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 23.64% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 56.59% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 49.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.37% (-0.012 -0.01)50.63% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.46% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)72.54% (0.013000000000005 0.01)
Rotherham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.03% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)39.97% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.37% (0.004999999999999 0)76.62% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.3% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)17.7% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.65% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)48.35% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Rotherham United 19.77%
    Blackburn Rovers 56.58%
    Draw 23.63%
Rotherham UnitedDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 6.49% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-1 @ 5.15% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-0 @ 2.98% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 1.58% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 1.36%
3-0 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.31%
Total : 19.77%
1-1 @ 11.23%
0-0 @ 7.07% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 4.46%
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 23.63%
0-1 @ 12.25% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 10.6%
1-2 @ 9.73% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-3 @ 6.12% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
1-3 @ 5.61% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 2.65% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.57% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-4 @ 2.43% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-4 @ 1.11% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-5 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 56.58%

How you voted: Rotherham vs Blackburn

Rotherham United
Draw
Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United
45.8%
Draw
12.5%
Blackburn Rovers
41.7%
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Head to Head
Jan 14, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 27
Rotherham
4-0
Blackburn
Odofin (1'), Rathbone (52'), Ferguson (76'), Washington (90+3')
Oct 8, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 14
Blackburn
3-0
Rotherham
Brereton Diaz (21' pen., 63'), Szmodics (75')
May 1, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 45
Rotherham
1-1
Blackburn
Wing (86')
Smith (21'), Lindsay (69'), Barlaser (78')
Armstrong (17')
Dec 16, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 19
Blackburn
2-1
Rotherham
Elliott (80'), Armstrong (90+7')
Douglas (58'), Nyambe (90+1')
Smith (61')
Ihiekwe (38'), Lindsay (65'), Jones (90+4')
Mar 2, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 35
Rotherham
3-2
Blackburn
Ajayi (2', 83'), Williams (57')
Robertson (30'), Mattock (50'), Ihiekwe (93')
Bell (51'), Mulgrew (93' pen.)
Smallwood (8')
rhs 2.0
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3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd37247652282477
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds37149145358-551
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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