ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United and Bristol Rovers didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,414 spectators. The referee was Neil Hair with the assistance of Daniel Woodward and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.35 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 5 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 107 Attack 90
- 91 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Rotherham United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rotherham United to win the match.
Rotherham United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (Jamie McCart, Alex MacDonald and Jonson Clarke-Harris). On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Ruel Sotiriou and Taylor Moore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rotherham United has 1 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers has 4 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Rotherham United will play away with Wycombe Wanderers on the 24th of August with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (6 draws).
Bristol Rovers will play away against Stockport County on the 24th of August with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (1 draw).
Rotherham United – Formation
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Rotherham United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Dillon Phillips
, Alex MacDonald , Cameron Humphreys , Jamie McCart , Reece James , Christ Junior Tiéhi , Liam Kelly , Joe Powell , Hakeem Odoffin , Sam Nombe and Jonson Clarke-Harris .The home team had on the bench: Cameron Dawson, Cohen Bramall, Jordan Hugill
, Mallik Wilks , Shaun McWilliams , Detlef Esapa Osong and Jack Holmes.Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Jonson Clarke-Harris for Jordan Hugill (84′), Sam Nombe for Detlef Esapa Osong (84′), Christ Junior Tiéhi for Shaun McWilliams (74′) and Liam Kelly for Mallik Wilks (74′).
Player of the match: Reece James
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Reece James.
His rating is
with 37 passes (64% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.Bristol Rovers – Formation
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Bristol Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Matthew Taylor played with: Joshua Griffiths
, Taylor Moore , James Wilson , Clinton Mola , Luke Thomas , Kamil Conteh , Isaac Hutchinson , Grant Ward , Bryant Bilongo , Ruel Sotiriou and Promise Omochere .The following players were sitting on the bench: Joel Senior, Scott Sinclair
, Jake Garrett, Conner Taylor , Chris Martin , Luke McCormick and Jamie Lindsay .Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Promise Omochere for Chris Martin (57′), Ruel Sotiriou for Luke McCormick (49′), Grant Ward for Jamie Lindsay (67′), Isaac Hutchinson for Scott Sinclair (67′) and Bryant Bilongo for Conner Taylor (67′).
Player of the match: Joshua Griffiths
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was the goalkeeper: Joshua Griffiths. His rating is 8.57. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Charlton Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Peterborough United – 1-4
- Blackpool – Stockport County – 0-3
- Cambridge United – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stevenage – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Burton Albion – 3-3
- Northampton Town – Exeter City – 2-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Birmingham City – 2-3