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Swansea City AFC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Rotherham United FCChampionship at Liberty Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee James Durkin

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
03 Nov Brentford FC A 1–1 D
31 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–0 W
27 Oct Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
07 Nov Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
31 Oct Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
24 Oct Reading FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Liberty Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Rotherham United FC.
  • 5' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Scotland international Jay Fulton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Jamal Lowe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 28' Matt Grimes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 32' Ryan Bennett picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Rotherham United FC player. Daniel Barlaser gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Trevor Clarke is replacing Matthew Olosunde for the Rotherham United FC side.
  • 51' Kyle Vassell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. George Hirst is replaced by Michael Smith.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Vassell is hanging Florian Jozefzoon on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The 37-year-old Kyle Naughton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' 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.
  • 73' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Liam Cullen departs to be replaced by Wayne Routledge.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Yan Dhanda as he leaves the pitch. Kasey Palmer steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' Jamal Lowe makes way for Korey Smith at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • Swansea City AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC54% Draw27% Rotherham United FC19%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
46%
Swansea City AFC or Rotherham United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC35% Draw49% Rotherham United FC16%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
43%
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
23%

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