Middlesbrough FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at Riverside.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Bond
- Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
- Assistant 2 Akil Howson
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jan Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D 13 Jan Millwall FC A 3–1 W 06 Jan Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L 01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–3 L 29 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W 26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D 13 Jan Stoke City FC H 0–1 L 05 Jan Fulham FC A 0–1 L 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 Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Middlesbrough FC gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Isaiah Jones is replaced by Marcus Forss on 20 minute.
- 25' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Sam Greenwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 36' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Cohen Bramall departs to be replaced by Peter Kioso.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Sean Morrison. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Hayden Hackney. He receives a Yellow card.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 59' What a strike from Cafu! The score is 0-1.
- 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
- 68' Matt Crooks is replacing Finn Azaz for the Middlesbrough FC side.
- 69' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 69.
- 73' The referee calls foul for Sam Clucas. He receives a Yellow card.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Rathbone. He replaces Jamie Lindsay on 76 minute.
- 81' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Daniel Barlaser by Lewis O'Brien on 81 minute.
- 82' What an equalizer from Marcus Forss!
- 87' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 87 minute. Cafu leaves to be changed by Sam Nombe.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Daniel Barlaser ↓ Lewis O'Brien 81'
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Isaiah Jones ↓ Marcus Forss 20'
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Finn Azaz ↓ Matt Crooks 68'
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Sam Greenwood ↓ Josh Coburn 81'
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Bench
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Marcus Forss ↑ 20'
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Lewis O'Brien ↑ 81'
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Josh Coburn ↑ 81'
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Matt Crooks ↑ 68'
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Coach Michael CarrickRotherham United FC Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
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Jordan Hugill ↓ Tom Eaves 76'
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Jamie Lindsay ↓ Oliver Rathbone 76'
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Cohen Bramall ↓ Peter Kioso 36'
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Bench
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Sam Nombe ↑ 87'
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Tom Eaves ↑ 76'
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Oliver Rathbone ↑ 76'
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Peter Kioso ↑ 36'
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Coach Leam Richardson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Michael Smith 2 Ryan John Giles 1 Matty Crooks 1 Angus MacDonald 1 George Saville 1 Chuba Akpom 1 Hakeem Odoffin 1 Cohen Bramall 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2024-01-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2024-01-13 Millwall FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-01-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC LRotherham United FC Form
2024-01-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2024-01-13 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-01-05 Fulham FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.08 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 Rotherham United FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Rotherham United FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 67%Draw or Rotherham United FC 64%Middlesbrough FC or Rotherham United FC 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.8%0 – 1 11.2%1 – 0 11.1%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 1 7%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 4%1 – 3 2.6%3 – 1 2.6%0 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 20% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 20% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 10% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.