Rotherham United FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Rotherham United FC

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 12:15 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Lewis Wing

Oliver Rathbone 66' Y

Y 74' Bailey Peacock-Farrell

Y 88' Jack Hunt

Overview

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

Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-21 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-03-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
17 Aug	Morecambe FC	A	1–0	W
14 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
07 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
08 May	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
04 May	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–0	W
17 Aug	Fleetwood Town FC	H	1–0	W
14 Aug	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–0	W
07 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
08 May	Derby County FC	A	3–3	D
01 May	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Rotherham United FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#6	Position	#14
41	Points	3
46	Played	1
10 / 11 / 25	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
41	Scored	2
71	Conceded	1
-30	GD	+1
0.89	PPG	3.00
22%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

Rotherham United FC are 6th (41 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 14th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at New York Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Rotherham United FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
5' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Oliver Rathbone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Daniel Barlaser, a England , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' 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.
17' Poor challenge from Lewis Wing. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
22' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Rotherham United FC make a change. Chiedozie Ogbene trudges off to be replaced by Kieran Sadlier on 25 minutes.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' Rotherham United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' GOAL! Florian Kamberi fires home to make it 0-1!
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lee Gregory is hanging Florian Kamberi on the field on 59 minute.
64' It is a substitution in Rotherham United FC team. Joshua Kayode is replaced by Freddie Ladapo on 64 minute.
66' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 66.
71' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 73 minute. Oliver Rathbone leaves to be changed by Daniel Barlaser.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bailey Peacock-Farrell on 74.
77' What composure from Lee Gregory! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
82' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
87' Massimo Luongo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Hunt on 88.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rotherham United FC 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Shane Ferguson
2
Wes Harding
6
Richard Wood
8
Ben Wiles
24
Michael Smith
18
Oliver Rathbone ↓ Daniel Barlaser 73'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
11
Chiedozie Ogbene ↓ Kieran Sadlier 25'
16
Jamie Lindsay
1
Viktor Johansson
19
Joshua Kayode ↓ Freddie Ladapo 64'

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Smith	3
Lucas Joao	2
Richie Towell	2
Michael Smith	2
Jamie Lindsay	2
Freddie Ladapo	2
Matthew Olosunde	1
Lee Gregory	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2021-08-21 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-08-17 Morecambe FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W 2021-08-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2021-08-07 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2021-05-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2021-05-04 Luton Town FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-08-21 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-08-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2021-08-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-08-07 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2021-05-08 Derby County FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2021-05-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC25% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC49%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

75%

Rotherham United FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC16% Draw44% Sheffield Wednesday FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 1

9.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 3

1 – 3

2 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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