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

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

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

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ewood Park that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Rotherham United FC.
5' 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.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Rotherham United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' What a moment for Ben Brereton! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
31' The 31-year-old Sam Gallagher has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
36' Ryan Hedges has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 398 appearances.
41' England international Daniel Barlaser has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
46' Ben Wiles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
51' Cohen Bramall is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' 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.
63' Lewis Travis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
68' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Cameron Humphreys on, Brooke Norton-Cuffy off on 70 minutes.
71' Conor Washington is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Eaves at the 71 minute mark.
73' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Tyrhys Dolan on, Ben Brereton off on 73 minutes.
75' GOAL! Samuel Szmodics scores on 75. Assisted by Samuel Szmodics
76' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shane Ferguson is hanging Lee Peltier on the field on 76 minute.
80' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 80 minute. Sam Gallagher leaves to be changed by George Hirst.
85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Morton suffering a number of foals already.
87' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Samuel Szmodics is replaced by Bradley Dack.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Barlaser is booked for Rotherham United FC — Yellow card on 90.
The points are shared — Blackburn Rovers FC 3-0 Rotherham United FC. Honours even.

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
Hakeem Odoffin	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Michael Smith	2
Semi Ajayi	2
Conor Washington	1
Ryan Williams	1
Oliver Rathbone	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.