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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 79' Michael Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
03 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
20 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
03 Nov Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
27 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
06 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Rotherham United FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Semi Ajayi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Marek Rodak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harrison Reed exits the field as Ryan Nyambe enters on 46.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 474 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 386 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Joe Newell is replaced by Jon Taylor.
  • 66' Ryan Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
  • 70' Rotherham United FC make a change. Zak Vyner trudges off to be replaced by Ben Wiles on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Michael Smith gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Richard Smallwood trudges off to be replaced by Ben Brereton on 77 minutes.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Smith.
  • 81' Goal! Bradley Dack scores his 44 goal in 386 matches.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Ryan Williams as he leaves the pitch. Kyle Vassell steps in for Rotherham United FC.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Samuel Szmodics 4
Hakeem Odoffin 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Michael Smith 2
Semi Ajayi 2
Charlie Mulgrew 1
Amari'i Bell 1
Fred Onyedinma 1

Head to Head

2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-10-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-10-23 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-11-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-20 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw30% Rotherham United FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
57%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Rotherham United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw52% Rotherham United FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.