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Rotherham United FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Rotherham United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+9'
Billy Jones 38' Y
Y 68' Joshua Laurent
Y 80' Omar Beckles
Y 88' Sean Goss

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Christopher Ward
  • Referee Declan Ford
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Rotherham United FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
17 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 6–1 W
07 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L
31 Aug Tranmere Rovers FC H 1–1 D
17 Aug Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
17 Sep Southend United FC H 4–3 W
14 Sep AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
31 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
20 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Rotherham United FC launch into their encounter with Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Oliver Norburn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Rotherham United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Shrewsbury Town FC is showing some good football. However, Shrewsbury Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rotherham United FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Shrewsbury Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Michael Ihiekwe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shrewsbury Town FC so far.
  • 38' Billy Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Ryan John Giles, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' Shrewsbury Town FC have won 385 goals from 329 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 63' Shrewsbury Town 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.
  • 67' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Freddie Ladapo has done his job and it is now time for Michael Smith to step up.
  • 68' Joshua Laurent picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Shrewsbury Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Jason Cummings. He replaces Callum Lang on 74 minute.
  • 79' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 80' Omar Beckles picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Jake Hastie is replaced by Shaun MacDonald.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Shrewsbury Town FC! Dave Edwards comes on to replace Joshua Laurent.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Goss.
  • 90' Another change for Shrewsbury Town FC made on 90 minute. Shaun Whalley leaves to be changed by Brad Walker.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Ricketts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Pierre 1
Daniel Udoh 1
Elliott Bennett 1
Ryan Bowman 1
Jonson Clarke-Harris 1
George Lloyd 1
Hakeem Odoffin 1
John Marquis 1

Head to Head

2019-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2019-09-17 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2019-09-14 Rotherham United FC 6–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-09-07 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2019-08-31 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Tranmere Rovers FC D 2019-08-17 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2019-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2019-09-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 4–3 Southend United FC W 2019-09-14 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2019-08-31 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2019-08-24 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2019-08-20 Accrington Stanley FC 2–3 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC45% Draw31% Shrewsbury Town FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
55%
Rotherham United FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC30% Draw55% Shrewsbury Town FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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