Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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Rotherham United FC

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'

Y 38' Michael Ihiekwe

Barry Douglas 58' Y

Y 64' Jamie Lindsay

Ryan Nyambe 90' Y

Y 90' Billy Jones

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Simon Mather
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee Andrew Fox

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Rotherham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	1–3	L
01 Dec	Brentford FC	H	0–2	L
28 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–2	D

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' KICK OFF: Rotherham United FC gets underway.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' England international Tyrhys Dolan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Angus MacDonald made 383 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Daniel Barlaser has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 231 appearances.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Rotherham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' The 41-year-old Richard Wood has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' Michael Ihiekwe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
43' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rotherham United FC backline.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Barry Douglas.
59' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Barry Douglas exits the field as Amari'i Bell enters on 59.
60' The crowd applauds Joe Rothwell as he leaves the pitch. Stewart Downing steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
61' GOAL! Michael Smith scores on 61. Assisted by Matty Crooks
64' Poor challenge from Jamie Lindsay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
68' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. John Buckley departs to be replaced by Lewis Holtby.
70' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Michael Smith by George Hirst on 70 minute.
71' Rotherham United FC make a change. Kyle Vassell trudges off to be replaced by Freddie Ladapo on 71 minutes.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 375 goals.
80' GOAL! Harvey Elliot fires home to make it 1-1!
85' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
89' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Sam Gallagher exits the field as Tyrhys Dolan enters on 89.
90' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Daniel Barlaser has done his job and it is now time for Billy Jones to step up.
90' Ryan Nyambe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
19
Tom Trybull ↑ 68'
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 60'
11
Harry Chapman
17
Amari'i Bell ↑ 59'
34
Brad Lyons
10
Lewis Holtby ↑ 68'
25
Hayden Carter
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 89'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	4
Adam Armstrong	2
Michael Smith	2
Semi Ajayi	2
Hakeem Odoffin	2
Harvey Elliot	1
Sean Morrison	1
Tom Eaves	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.62 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC49% Draw26% Rotherham United FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

51%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Rotherham United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw46% Rotherham United FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Rotherham United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet