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Leeds United FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Leeds United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Jon Taylor

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Leeds United FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Derby County FC A 4–1 W
05 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
04 Aug Brentford FC A 1–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Leeds United FC welcome Rotherham United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Leeds United FC and Rotherham United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jon Taylor.
  • 21' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' Rotherham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Leeds United FC is showing some good football. However, Leeds 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.
  • 36' Leeds United FC have won 532 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' Luke Ayling is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' Barry Douglas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leeds United FC tonight.
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leeds United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 66' Ryan Manning is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matthew Palmer at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Magnificent from Kemar Roofe! That is 61 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Kyle Vassell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard Wood on 76 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Jamie Proctor on, Michael Smith off on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Lewis Baker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Samuel Saiz at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Patrick Bamford is replacing Kemar Roofe for the Leeds United AFC side.
  • 90' Leeds United AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pontus Jansson is hanging Mateusz Klich on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC64% Draw22% Rotherham United FC14%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
36%
Leeds United FC or Rotherham United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leeds United FC46% Draw44% Rotherham United FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 1
3%
1 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 25% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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