Rotherham United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Rotherham United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Richard Smallwood

Clark Robertson 30' Y

Joe Mattock 50' Y

Michael Ihiekwe 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mark Jones
Referee Darren Bond
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee John Brooks

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

Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
23 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–1	D
16 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–2	D
12 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
09 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
02 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–0	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	2–3	L
23 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
17 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
13 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
09 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	0–1	L
02 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–5	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Rotherham United FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at New York Stadium.
2' Assisted by Will Vaulks with the perfectly-timed delivery and Semi Ajayi makes no mistake. 1-0!
7' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
8' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard Smallwood.
13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
18' Charlie Mulgrew is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rotherham United FC so far.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
30' Clark Robertson was booked on 30.
35' Will Vaulks has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 55 cards already picked up this season.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Warne will be considering his options from the bench.
46' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Richard Smallwood is withdrawn and Joe Rothwell gets his opportunity.
50' Rotherham United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
51' Amari'i Bell makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
54' The crowd applauds Richie Towell as he leaves the pitch. Ben Wiles steps in for Rotherham United FC.
57' Ryan Williams adds to his 0 season tally! Rotherham United FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rotherham United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rotherham United FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
79' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 79 minute. Adam Armstrong leaves to be changed by Joe Nuttall.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Semi Ajayi makes it 3-1.
88' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Charlie Mulgrew makes it 3-2.
90' Michael Ihiekwe was booked on 90.
90' Harrison Reed gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Elliott Bennett and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Rotherham United FC 3-2 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Lewis Price
6
Richard Wood
22
Joe Newell
23
Ryan Williams ↑ 46'
25
Ben Wiles ↑ 54'
17
Matty Crooks ↑ 79'
21
Jerry Yates

Coach Paul Warne

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	4
Adam Armstrong	2
Michael Smith	2
Semi Ajayi	2
Hakeem Odoffin	2
Amari'i Bell	1
Fred Onyedinma	1
Harvey Elliot	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC51% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

49%

Rotherham United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC35% Draw42% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

Rotherham United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Clean Sheet