Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Feb 3, 2024 at 3pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
0 - 2
Southampton

FT(HT: 0-2)

Bednarek (4'), Armstrong (38')
Downes (57'), Armstrong (60')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Middlesbrough 1-1 Rotherham
Saturday, January 20 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Southampton

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 1-1 Southampton
Sunday, January 28 at 2pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Rotherham United 0-2 Southampton

Rotherham United have certainly showed signs of improvement in recent weeks and can be resilient, but we see Saturday's visitors being too strong and can only envisage the Saints outclassing Richardson's side and returning to the south coast with all three points. 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 Southampton win with a probability of 68.34%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 13.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.8%) and 1-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.65%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 1-0 (3.84%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Southampton in this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Southampton
13.28% ( -0.19)	18.38% ( 0.12)	68.34% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 52.46% (

-1.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.62% (

-1.06)

39.37% (

1.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.28% (

-1.12)

61.71% (

1.11)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.63% (

-0.97)

41.37% (

0.97)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.11% (

-0.87)

77.89% (

0.86)

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.48% (

-0.28)

10.52% (

0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.79% (

-0.62)

34.21% (

0.62)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 13.28%

Southampton 68.33%

Draw 18.38%

Rotherham United	Draw	Southampton
1-0 @ 3.84% ( 0.09) 2-1 @ 3.82% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 1.7% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.26% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 1.12% ( -0.05) Other @ 1.54% Total : 13.28%	1-1 @ 8.65% ( 0.1) 0-0 @ 4.35% ( 0.21) 2-2 @ 4.3% ( -0.11) 3-3 @ 0.95% ( -0.06) Other @ 0.13% Total : 18.38%	0-2 @ 11.03% ( 0.29) 0-1 @ 9.8% ( 0.37) 1-2 @ 9.74% ( 0) 0-3 @ 8.28% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 7.31% ( -0.08) 0-4 @ 4.66% ( 0.02) 1-4 @ 4.12% ( -0.1) 2-3 @ 3.23% ( -0.13) 0-5 @ 2.1% ( -0.02) 1-5 @ 1.85% ( -0.07) 2-4 @ 1.82% ( -0.09) Other @ 4.39% Total : 68.33%