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Preston North End FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 84' Richie Towell
Sean Maguire 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Shaun Hudson

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

2
3
3
Preston North End FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
24 Oct Brentford FC H 4–3 W
20 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
06 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 4–0 W
02 Oct Aston Villa FC A 3–3 D
29 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
06 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–3 L
03 Oct Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Rotherham United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Ryan Manning needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Ryan Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Tom Barkhuizen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' England international Jamie Proctor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Michael Smith has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Lukas Nmecha exits the field as Sean Maguire enters on 64.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Rotherham United FC! Joe Newell comes on to replace Jon Taylor.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Paul Gallagher comes on to replace Daniel Johnson.
  • 75' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Tom Barkhuizen is withdrawn and Louis Moult gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Kyle Vassell is replaced by Jamie Proctor.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Rotherham United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 85 minute. Ryan Williams leaves to be changed by Ryan Manning.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Sean Maguire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Smith 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Ched Evans 2
Ben Wiles 1
Thomas Cannon 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Hakeem Odoffin 1
Liam Lindsay 1

Head to Head

2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Preston North End FC Form

2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-24 Preston North End FC 4–3 Brentford FC W 2018-10-20 Hull City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2018-10-06 Preston North End FC 4–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2018-10-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2018-10-20 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC L 2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2018-09-29 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC45% Draw28% Rotherham United FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
55%
Preston North End FC or Rotherham United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC31% Draw48% Rotherham United FC21%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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