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

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Championship · 2020-21

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Rotherham United FC

Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

R 66' Michael Smith

Kadeem Harris 90' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee Michael George
Referee Darren Bond

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	1–2	L
27 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L
24 Feb	Brentford FC	A	0–3	L
20 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
16 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
09 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Reading FC	H	0–1	L
23 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–1	L
09 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield Wednesday FC and Rotherham United FC get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Rotherham United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Matty Crooks has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 191 appearances.
15' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Michael Smith is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Warne might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Warne will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' Jordan Rhodes, a Scotland , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' Michael Smith picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' Freddie Ladapo is replacing Florian Jozefzoon for the Rotherham United FC side.
73' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Adam Reach by Kadeem Harris on 73 minute.
76' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan John Giles departs to be replaced by Trevor Clarke.
80' Izzy Brown has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Paterson on 80 minute.
82' Matthew Olosunde makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Rotherham United FC are in front.
86' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Jordan Rhodes comes on to replace Barry Bannan.
90' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Kieran Sadlier on, Matty Crooks off on 90 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kadeem Harris on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Osaze Urhoghide
45
Elias Kachunga ↑ 73'
9
Jack Marriott ↑ 86'
7
Kadeem Harris ↑ 73'
20
Jordan Rhodes ↑ 86'
8
Joey Pelupessy
24
Izzy Brown ↑ 80'
23
Chey Dunkley
44
Luke Jackson

Coach Darren Moore

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

28
Florian Jozefzoon ↓ Freddie Ladapo 70'
19
Wes Harding
30
Ryan John Giles ↓ Trevor Clarke 76'
5
Lewis Wing
21
Angus MacDonald
8
Ben Wiles
24
Michael Smith
25
Matty Crooks C ↓ Kieran Sadlier 90'
26
Daniel Barlaser ↓ Kieran Sadlier 90'
22
Matthew Olosunde
1
Viktor Johansson

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-03-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-02-27 Luton Town FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-02-24 Brentford FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-16 Stoke City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2021-03-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC W 2021-02-27 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Reading FC L 2021-02-23 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-02-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2021-02-17 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2021-02-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.21 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Rotherham United FC 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC33% Draw30% Rotherham United FC37%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

67%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Rotherham United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw49% Rotherham United FC27%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.1%

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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