Sunday , 16 August 2026

Derby County FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Derby County FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Lee Buchanan 28' Y
Krystian Bielik 38' Y
Y 40' Ben Wiles

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Robert Hyde

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

1
3
Derby County FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC 2018-09-15 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Rotherham United FC H 0–1 L
09 Jan Chorley FC A 0–2 L
01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 4–0 W
26 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Derby County FC A 1–0 W
09 Jan Everton FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
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

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Derby County FC vs Rotherham United FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Derby County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Rotherham United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Lee Buchanan is booked for Derby County FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Derby County FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Wiles.
  • 45' Colin Kazim-Richards, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Jamal Blackman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Derby County FC in their trying to find a way past Rotherham United FC's compact .
  • 65' Michael Ihiekwe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Krystian Bielik is replaced by Max Bird on 67 minute.
  • 72' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Angus MacDonald has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Michael Smith as he leaves the pitch. Freddie Ladapo steps in for Rotherham United FC.
  • 83' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Louie Sibley is hanging Graeme Shinnie on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Jamie Lindsay scores on 86.
  • 90' Wes Harding makes way for Clark Robertson at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rotherham United FC.
  • Another three points for Rotherham United FC.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martyn Waghorn 3
Mason Mount 1
Richard Wood 1
Ryan John Giles 1
Michael Smith 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Jamie Lindsay 1
Ryan Manning 1

Head to Head

2021-01-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC 2018-09-15 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2021-01-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC L 2021-01-09 Chorley FC 2–0 Derby County FC L 2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-16 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2021-01-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W 2021-01-09 Everton FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2020-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2020-12-12 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-12-08 Watford FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Derby County FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC41% Draw30% Rotherham United FC29%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
59%
Derby County FC or Rotherham United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC30% Draw51% Rotherham United FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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