Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Sun 29 Oct 2023 · 13:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Smith 11' 1–0

Michael Smith 36' 2–0

Y 38' Lee Peltier

Di'Shon Bernard 45' Y

Y 47' Christ Tiehi

Y 82' Jordan Hugill

Cameron Dawson 90' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1 Graham Kane
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

Standings

#	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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC 2022-02-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
07 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–0	D
03 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	0–3	L

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–2	L
25 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
07 Oct	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
04 Oct	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
30 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Rotherham United FC.
5' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
11' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael Smith on 11.
12' Michael Smith with the second goal in the match!
17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
26' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Arvin Appiah departs to be replaced by Sebastian Revan.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cohen Bramall made 7 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Goal! Michael Smith scores his 76 goal in 357 matches.
37' What a strike from Michael Smith! The score is 4-0.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Peltier on 38.
39' Rotherham United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
45' Di'Shon Bernard was booked on 45.
47' Christ Tiehi is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
52' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' The whistle greets Cafu as he departs to be replaced by Sam Clucas.
63' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace George Byers by Will Vaulks on 63 minute.
68' Cameron Dawson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' The supporters are chanting for Georgie Kelly. He replaces Christ Tiehi on 70 minute.
73' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 73 minute. Anthony Musaba leaves to be changed by John Buckley.
78' It’s high time Roberto Cuesta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pol Valentin Sancho is hanging Callum Paterson on the field on 79 minute.
82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Hugill.
87' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Bambo Diaby has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 90.
With this win, Sheffield Wednesday FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
George Byers ↓ Will Vaulks 63'
33
Reece James
13
Callum Paterson ↓ Pol Valentin Sancho 79'
10
Barry Bannan
1
Cameron Dawson
6
Dominic Iorfa
24
Michael Smith
11
Josh Windass ↓ Djeidi Gassama 79'
5
Bambo Diaby
45
Anthony Musaba ↓ John Buckley 73'
17
Di'Shon Bernard

Bench

Coach Roberto Cuesta

Rotherham United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

29
Sam Nombe ↑ 70'
8
Sam Clucas ↑ 62'
9
Tom Eaves
26
Dillon Phillips
22
Hakeem Odoffin
12
Georgie Kelly ↑ 70'
28
Sebastian Revan ↑ 26'
35
Ciaran McGuckin

Coach Matt Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-10-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-10-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-09-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-10-25 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2023-10-07 Southampton FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2023-10-04 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-09-30 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-09-23 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC44% Draw30% Rotherham United FC26%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

56%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Rotherham United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC29% Draw52% Rotherham United FC19%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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