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Rotherham United FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Rotherham United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45+11' · FT 45+8'
Y 56' Grant Hanley
Angus MacDonald 70' R
Matty Crooks 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

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

1
1
6
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 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
17 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
26 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Millwall FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Rochdale AFC A 1–3 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Derby County FC H 0–1 L
27 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
19 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
26 Jul Manchester City FC A 0–5 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rotherham United FC and Norwich City FC has kicked off!
  • 3' GOAL! Freddie Ladapo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 8' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rotherham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' England international Angus MacDonald has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Rotherham United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Ben Gibson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Ben Wiles is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 43' The 32-year-old Matty Crooks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wes Harding made 383 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Grant Hanley. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Warne might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' A change in the Rotherham United FC ranks — Mikel Miller exits the field as Florian Jozefzoon enters on 67.
  • 68' The England Michael Ihiekwe breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 2-0!
  • 70' Angus MacDonald catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 70.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Shaun MacDonald as he leaves the pitch. Richard Wood steps in for Rotherham United FC.
  • 77' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 77 minute. Freddie Ladapo leaves to be changed by Michael Smith.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Mario Vrancic on, Oliver Skipp off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Matty Crooks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Emiliano Buendia exits the field as Kenny McLean enters on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Norwich City FC players.

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
Kenny McLean 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Ben Godfrey 1
Josh Sargent 1
Jacob Sorensen 1
Semi Ajayi 1
Borja Sainz 1

Head to Head

2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 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

2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-10-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2020-09-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-03-07 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Rotherham United FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-10-03 Norwich City FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Norwich City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC32% Draw29% Norwich City FC39%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
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 13%
87%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Norwich City FC
68%
Rotherham United FC or Norwich City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC24% Draw48% Norwich City FC28%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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