Blackburn Rovers FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Arnor Sigurdsson 8' 1–0

1–1 30' Sean Morrison

Samuel Szmodics 46' 2–1

2–2 82' Tom Eaves

Y 44' Sean Morrison

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC 2023-08-12 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-01-14 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–3	L
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–3	L
23 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
23 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L
16 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–3	L
12 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Rotherham United FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
5' 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.
8' Against the run of play, Arnor Sigurdsson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Rotherham United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' Samuel Szmodics has been relatively quiet despite scoring 75 goals in his last 7 appearances.
30' What a strike from Sean Morrison! The score is 1-1.
35' 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.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
44' That is a Yellow card for Rotherham United FC. Sean Morrison will be fuming at that decision.
46' Brilliant from the midfielder! Samuel Szmodics makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 46.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' 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.
61' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Andrew Moran is replaced by Dilan Markanday on 64 minute.
65' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Niall Ennis comes on to replace Semir Telalovic.
67' Jamie Lindsay gets the nod from Rotherham United FC. He replaces Sam Clucas and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Hakeem Odoffin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
77' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Oliver Rathbone is replaced by Cafu.
78' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arvin Appiah is hanging Dexter Lembikisa on the field on 78 minute.
82' What a moment for Tom Eaves! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
87' England international James Hill has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Georgie Kelly gets the nod from Rotherham United FC. He replaces Tom Eaves and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Rotherham United FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

30
Arvin Appiah ↑ 78'
10
Jordan Hugill ↑ 67'
26
Dillon Phillips
7
Cafu ↑ 77'
12
Georgie Kelly ↑ 90'
16
Jamie Lindsay ↑ 67'
35
Ciaran McGuckin

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	4
Semi Ajayi	2
Hakeem Odoffin	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Michael Smith	2
Bradley Dack	1
Shane Ferguson	1
Conor Washington	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2023-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Rotherham United FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw26% Rotherham United FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Rotherham United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw44% Rotherham United FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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