Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Grant Hall

Y 90' Daniel Barlaser

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
08 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
04 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
17 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	0–2	L
13 Sep	Watford FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	2–3	L

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–3	L
05 Oct	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
01 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
17 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
03 Sep	Watford FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Rotherham United FC get this one started.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Controversy at the stadium! Grant Hall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Brereton on 21.
26' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matt Taylor will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' 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.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
61' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' A stunning finish from Lewis Travis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' Ryan Hedges has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 385 appearances.
70' Rotherham United FC make a change. Brooke Norton-Cuffy trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Humphreys on 70 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Tom Eaves as he leaves the pitch. Conor Washington steps in for Rotherham United FC.
73' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Ben Brereton for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
75' The Ireland midfielder Samuel Szmodics breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 3-0!
76' Lee Peltier makes way for Shane Ferguson at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rotherham United FC.
80' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! George Hirst comes on to replace Sam Gallagher.
85' Chiedozie Ogbene, a Ireland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
87' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Szmodics is withdrawn and Bradley Dack gets his opportunity.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Barlaser.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Callum Brittain
13
Aynsley Pears
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 87'
14
George Hirst ↑ 80'
–
Clinton Mola ↑ 80'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 73'
–
Adam Wharton ↑ 87'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Lee Peltier ↓ Shane Ferguson 76'
2
Wes Harding
20
Grant Hall
9
Tom Eaves ↓ Conor Washington 71'
8
Ben Wiles
18
Oliver Rathbone ↓ Jamie Lindsay 80'
4
Daniel Barlaser
11
Chiedozie Ogbene
3
Cohen Bramall
1
Viktor Johansson
10
Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↓ Cameron Humphreys 70'

Bench

Coach Matt Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	4
Adam Armstrong	2
Michael Smith	2
Semi Ajayi	2
Hakeem Odoffin	2
Amari'i Bell	1
Fred Onyedinma	1
Harvey Elliot	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2022-09-17 Luton Town FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-09-13 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2022-10-05 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2022-10-01 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-09-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-09-14 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2022-09-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC55% Draw26% Rotherham United FC19%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

45%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Rotherham United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw47% Rotherham United FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

11.9%

2 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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