Championship

Championship | Gameweek 27

Jan 14, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
4 - 0
Blackburn

Odofin (1'), Rathbone (52'), Ferguson (76'), Washington (90+3')
Rathbone (73')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Ipswich 4-1 Rotherham
Saturday, January 7 at 3pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Norwich 0-1 Blackburn
Sunday, January 8 at 2pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Rotherham United 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

The momentum is with Blackburn heading into Saturday's contest, with Tomasson's side aiming to win a third successive match across all competitions. Rotherham have struggled defensively on home soil in recent months, conceding at least twice in each of their last four matches at the New York Stadium, and we can see Blackburn having plenty of joy in front of goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rotherham United win with a probability of 47.79%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 26.42% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.79%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (8.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rotherham United would win this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
47.79% ( -0.03)	25.78% ( 0.01)	26.42% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 50.73% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.23% (

-0.02)

52.77% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.6% (

-0.02)

74.39% (

0.02)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.91% (

-0.02)

22.08% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.56% (

-0.03)

55.43% (

0.03)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.11% (

34.89% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.37% (

71.63% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 47.79%

Blackburn Rovers 26.42%

Draw 25.78%

Rotherham United	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 11.63% 2-1 @ 9.25% ( -0) 2-0 @ 8.79% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.66% ( -0) 3-0 @ 4.43% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.45% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.76% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.67% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.93% ( -0) Other @ 2.22% Total : 47.79%	1-1 @ 12.25% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.7% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.87% ( -0) Other @ 0.95% Total : 25.78%	0-1 @ 8.11% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.45% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.27% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.26% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.71% 0-3 @ 1.5% ( 0) Other @ 2.11% Total : 26.42%