Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs Rotherham United FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
7 – 0
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sun 6 Jan 2019 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Ben Wiles
Raheem Sterling 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Rotherham United FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Marsden
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Simon Long

Head-to-Head

1
Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Rotherham United FC H 7–0 W
03 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–1 W
30 Dec Southampton FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
22 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
15 Dec Everton FC H 3–1 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–7 L
01 Jan Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
22 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–4 L
15 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rotherham United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Matthew Palmer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 12' GOAL! Raheem Sterling scores on 12. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne
  • 17' 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 Ben Wiles suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' 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.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Wiles.
  • 29' Manchester City 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.
  • 34' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Raheem Sterling gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oleksandr Zinchenko, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' What a strike from Phil Foden! The score is 2-0.
  • 45' GOAL! Semi Ajayi scores on 45.
  • 46' GOAL! Semi Ajayi scores on 45.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus scores on 52. Assisted by Raheem Sterling
  • 57' The whistle greets Raheem Sterling as he departs to be replaced by Leroy Sane.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Philippe Sandler on 67 minute.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 73' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 73. Assisted by Ilkay Gundogan
  • 74' It is a substitution in Rotherham United FC team. Jon Taylor is replaced by Sean Raggett on 74 minute.
  • 75' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danilo is hanging John Stones on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Goal! Nicolas Otamendi scores his 17 goal in 436 matches.
  • 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' GOAL! Leroy Sane scores on 85. Assisted by Ilkay Gundogan
  • 89' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Zak Vyner by Richard Wood on 89 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Ryan Williams is replaced by Matthew Palmer.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 7-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Jesus 1
Raheem Sterling 1
Phil Foden 1
Riyad Mahrez 1
Semi Ajayi 1
Leroy Sane 1
Nicolas Otamendi 1

Head to Head

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-30 Southampton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Everton FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC L 2019-01-01 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-29 Bristol City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2018-12-22 Rotherham United FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-12-15 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.28 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC77% Draw14% Rotherham United FC9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
23%
Manchester City FC or Rotherham United FC
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC65% Draw29% Rotherham United FC6%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
4 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
5 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5%
5 – 1
4.2%
6 – 0
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 47% — 53%
-2 47% 21% 33%
-1.5 67% — 33%
-1 67% 17% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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