Sunday , 15 November 2026

Rotherham United FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Rotherham United FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC New York Stadium HT 45+16' · FT 45+6'
Y 19' Liam Palmer
Jamal Blackman 26' Y
R 39' Tom Lees
Mikel Miller 71' Y
Y 73' Moses Odubajo
George Hirst 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
2
3
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-02-16 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
24 Oct Reading FC A 0–3 L
20 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
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
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
21 Oct Brentford FC H 1–2 L
17 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Bristol City FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rotherham United FC is hosting Sheffield Wednesday FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Jamie Lindsay gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 10' Florian Jozefzoon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 400 appearances.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 17' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Liam Palmer on, Aden Flint off on 17 minutes.
  • 19' Liam Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jamal Blackman.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 39' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Red card on 39.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Barlaser makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Jamie Lindsay makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 50' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' Josh Windass is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Paterson at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' 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.
  • 65' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Daniel Barlaser has done his job and it is now time for Michael Smith to step up.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Wiles, as he is very good at scoring at New York Stadium with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikel Miller on 71.
  • 71' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Jack Marriott by Adam Reach on 71 minute.
  • 72' George Hirst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Freddie Ladapo on 72 minute.
  • 73' Moses Odubajo is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for George Hirst.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Mikel Miller is replaced by Shaun MacDonald.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rotherham United FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Rotherham United FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Smith 3
Jamie Lindsay 2
Freddie Ladapo 2
Lucas Joao 2
Richie Towell 2
Michael Smith 2
Jon Taylor 1
Daniel Barlaser 1

Head to Head

2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-02-16 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-10-24 Reading FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2020-10-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-09-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.72 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC54% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
46%
Rotherham United FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC38% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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