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Swansea City AFC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Swansea City AFC
4 – 3
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Fri 19 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Semi Ajayi

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee John Flynn
  • Referee Keith Stroud
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
2
1
Swansea City AFC 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–3 Rotherham United FC 2018-11-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Rotherham United FC H 4–3 W
13 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
09 Apr Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Brentford FC H 3–0 W
30 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Swansea City AFC A 3–4 L
13 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
10 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Derby County FC A 1–6 L
16 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Liberty Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Rotherham United FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Michael Ihiekwe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Semi Ajayi on 13.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Fulton made 388 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Oliver McBurnie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 38' What composure from Matty Crooks! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Byers is hanging Jay Fulton on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' Barry McKay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' Rotherham United FC make a change. Semi Ajayi trudges off to be replaced by Richie Towell on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Michael Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and George Byers makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 74' 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 375 goals.
  • 75' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Barry McKay by Joe Rodon on 75 minute.
  • 79' GOAL! Oliver McBurnie fires home to make it 4-2!
  • 79' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Jon Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Williams to step up.
  • 82' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Matty Crooks departs to be replaced by Ben Wiles.
  • 83' Will Vaulks adds to his 0 season tally! Rotherham United FC lead 4-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' Anthony Forde needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 89' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Wayne Routledge has done his job and it is now time for Courtney Baker-Richardson to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Swansea City AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver McBurnie 3
Matt Grimes 2
Ryan Manning 2
Chiedozie Ogbene 2
Matty Crooks 1
Sam Nombe 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Jerry Yates 1

Head to Head

2019-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–3 Rotherham United FC 2018-11-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–3 Rotherham United FC W 2019-04-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2019-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-02 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–3 Rotherham United FC L 2019-04-13 Stoke City FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC L 2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.28 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC54% Draw22% Rotherham United FC24%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
75%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
46%
Swansea City AFC or Rotherham United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC39% Draw38% Rotherham United FC23%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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