Rotherham United FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rotherham United FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at New York Stadium.
- Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Assistant 1 Richard West
- Assistant 2 Marc Perry
15 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D 26 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W 23 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–3 L 16 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–3 L 12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L 09 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D 26 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–0 W 23 Dec Coventry City FC H 0–3 L 16 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L 12 Dec Leeds United FC H 1–0 W 09 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% 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 Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 15 minute. Patrick Roberts leaves to be changed by Abdoullah Ba.
- 20' Sunderland AFC 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.
- 25' Dexter Lembikisa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Daniel Ballard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Mason Burstow is replacing Adil Aouchiche for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 48' Sam Clucas puts Rotherham United FC on the lead.
- 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 364 goals.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Patrick Roberts made 185 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jenson Seelt by Timothee Pembele on 63 minute.
- 65' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 65.
- 68' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Clucas departs to be replaced by Cafu.
- 73' Goal! Jack Clarke scores his 34 goal in 347 matches.
- 77' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Sam Nombe by Georgie Kelly on 77 minute.
- 78' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Dexter Lembikisa departs to be replaced by Arvin Appiah.
- 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Rotherham United FC Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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Sam Nombe ↓ Georgie Kelly 77'
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Sam Clucas ↓ Cafu 68'
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Jordan Hugill ↓ Tom Eaves 78'
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Dexter Lembikisa ↓ Arvin Appiah 78'
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Bench
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Arvin Appiah ↑ 78'
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Tom Eaves ↑ 78'
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Cafu ↑ 68'
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Georgie Kelly ↑ 77'
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Coach Leam RichardsonSunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Patrick Roberts ↓ Abdoullah Ba 15'
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Adil Aouchiche ↓ Mason Burstow 46'
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Jenson Seelt ↓ Timothee Pembele 63'
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Pierre Ekwah ↓ Alex Pritchard 63'
Bench
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Alex Pritchard ↑ 63'
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Timothee Pembele ↑ 63'
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Abdoullah Ba ↑ 15'
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Mason Burstow ↑ 46'
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Coach Michael Beale -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ross Stewart 4 Jack Clarke 2 Jobe Bellingham 2 Michael Smith 2 Freddie Ladapo 2 Michael Ihiekwe 2 Shane Ferguson 1 Oliver Rathbone 1 Head to Head
Rotherham United FC Form
2023-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC LSunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.08 Rotherham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Sunderland AFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.22Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Rotherham United FC or Draw 65%Draw or Sunderland AFC 66%Rotherham United FC or Sunderland AFC 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.2%0 – 1 11.1%1 – 0 10.5%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 1 7%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 2.8%3 – 1 2.6%0 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC
Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 19% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 20% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.