Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2018-19
Rotherham United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Michael Ihiekwe 17' Y
Billy Jones 29' Y
Y 64' Marco Stiepermann
Y 88' Max Aarons

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
6
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2018-12-01 Norwich City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
13 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
09 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
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
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
13 Mar Hull City AFC H 3–2 W
08 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Millwall FC A 3–1 W
23 Feb Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
16 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Rotherham United FC welcome Norwich City FC for this crunch clash at New York Stadium.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Nigeria international Semi Ajayi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Michael Ihiekwe was booked on 17.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rotherham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Timm Klose is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 29' Billy Jones is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 373 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' A goal from the Scotland international Kenny Mclean! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-1!
  • 50' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 52' GOAL! Semi Ajayi scores on 52. Assisted by Ben Wiles
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Godfrey makes it 1-2.
  • 62' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 62 minute. Matty Crooks leaves to be changed by Richie Towell.
  • 64' Marco Stiepermann is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zak Vyner made 357 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' Marco Stiepermann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Rotherham United FC team. Richard Wood is replaced by Jerry Yates on 83 minute.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Max Aarons will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Teemu Pukki is withdrawn and Jordan Rhodes gets his opportunity.
  • Norwich City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 2
Kenny McLean 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Aaron Ramsey 1
Todd Cantwell 1
Oliver Rathbone 1
Christian Fassnacht 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2018-12-01 Norwich City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2019-03-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC W 2019-03-09 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-02-23 Reading FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2019-02-16 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2019-03-13 Norwich City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-08 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2019-03-02 Millwall FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2019-02-23 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2019-02-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC27% Draw26% Norwich City FC47%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Norwich City FC
73%
Rotherham United FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC21% Draw43% Norwich City FC36%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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