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Rotherham United FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Rotherham United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Wed 3 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Lloyd Kelly
Ryan Manning 77' Y
Y 84' Jack Hunt
Michael Smith 89' Y
Y 90' Josh Brownhill

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee James Mainwaring

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

2
1
5
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
15 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 W
01 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
28 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–4 L
15 Sep Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
02 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Rotherham United FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Rotherham United FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 15' It’s high time Paul Warne made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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 Marek Rodak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rotherham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lloyd Kelly, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Joe Newell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Johnson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Matt Taylor on, Callum O'Dowda off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 69' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 69 minute. Joe Newell leaves to be changed by Anthony Forde.
  • 74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Matthew Palmer is replaced by Ben Wiles.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lloyd Kelly.
  • 80' Jamie Paterson gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Andreas Weimann and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Jack Hunt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Michael Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Brownhill.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tommy Conway 4
Cameron Pring 2
Michael Smith 2
Wes Harding 1
Joe Williams 1
Chiedozie Ogbene 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Jordan Hugill 1

Head to Head

2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2018-09-29 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-09-18 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-09-15 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2018-09-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-21 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Bristol City FC L 2018-09-15 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC41% Draw34% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Bristol City FC
59%
Rotherham United FC or Bristol City FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC26% Draw58% Bristol City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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