Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2019-20
Southend United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Roots Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Daniel Barlaser
Y 42' Michael Smith
Y 48' Chiedozie Ogbene
Y 80' Michael Ihiekwe
Brandon Goodship 80' Y
Y 80' Clark Robertson

Overview

Match Preview

Southend United FC vs Rotherham United FC — League One at Roots Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Marc Wilson
  • Referee G. Read
  • 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
Southend United FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
07 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 2–4 L
03 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Oxford United FC H 0–4 L
05 Nov Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L
02 Nov Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Southend United FC A 2–2 D
07 Dec Rochdale AFC H 0–1 L
26 Nov Portsmouth FC A 2–3 L
23 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC A 3–2 W
16 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 1–0 W
02 Nov Gillingham FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Southend United FC and Rotherham United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southend United FC that had 89 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Elvis Bwomono, as he is very good at scoring at Roots Hall Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 30' Southend United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Kiernan on 30.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Daniel Barlaser. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Michael Smith. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' Stephen Humphrys needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Chiedozie Ogbene. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' What a strike from Jason Demetriou! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' Goal! Sam Mantom scores his 9 goal in 89 matches.
  • 57' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' GOAL! Freddie Ladapo scores on 60. Assisted by Clark Robertson
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Southend United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Hutchinson is hanging Sam Mantom on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' Carlton Morris is replacing Michael Smith for the Rotherham United FC side.
  • 80' Rotherham United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Simon Cox. He replaces Stephen McLaughlin on 83 minute.
  • 87' Layton Ndukwu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brandon Goodship on 87 minute.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Freddie Ladapo 1
Jason Demetriou 1
Robert Kiernan 1
Sam Mantom 1

Head to Head

2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC

Southend United FC Form

2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-12-07 Bristol Rovers FC 4–2 Southend United FC L 2019-12-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-11-23 Southend United FC 0–4 Oxford United FC L 2019-11-05 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Southend United FC L 2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-12-07 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC L 2019-11-26 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Rotherham United FC L 2019-11-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–3 Rotherham United FC W 2019-11-16 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2019-11-02 Gillingham FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Southend United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Southend United FC or Rotherham United FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southend United FC35% Draw26% Rotherham United FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Southend United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
65%
Southend United FC or Rotherham United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southend United FC26% Draw42% Rotherham United FC32%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Southend United FC

Handicap Southend United FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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