ROTHERHAM. Leicester City bested Rotherham United to win 2-1. K. McAteer was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of Kasey McAteer at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kasey McAteer gave the win to Leicester City in the 84′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Leicester City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,418 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper with the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.34 degrees Celsius or 63.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 1 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 106 Attack 94
- 58 Dangerous attack 43
- 91 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 6 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Leicester City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rotherham United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Cameron Humphreys and Oliver Rathbone). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Stephy Mavididi and Mads Hermansen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rotherham United will stay with 1 points like Middlesbrough and Huddersfield Town to hold in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away with West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Leicester City will play away agasint Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
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Rotherham United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Cafu, Hakeem Odofin, Viktor Johansson , Dexter Lembikisa , Cameron Humphreys , Tyler Blackett , Cohen Bramall , Oliver Rathbone , Christ Tiehi , Cafú , Andre Green , Jordan Hugill and Fred Onyedinma .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie McCart, Tom Eaves , Tolaji Bola, Joshua Kayode , Sean Morrison, Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah , Ciaran McGuckin and Hamish Douglas.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Jordan Hugill for Tom Eaves (71′), Andre Green for Arvin Appiah (72′), Christ Tiehi for Joshua Kayode (81′) and Oliver Rathbone for Ciaran McGuckin (88′).
Best player: Fred Onyedinma
The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Fred Onyedinma.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Also Leicester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enzo Maresca played with: Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , Callum Doyle , Wilfred Ndidi , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Kasey McAteer , Kelechi Iheanacho , Stephy Mavididi .
They had on the bench: Cesare Casadei , Danny Ward, James Justin, Jamie Vardy , Marc Albrighton, Hamza Choudhury, Timothy Castagne, Luke Thomas and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Cesare Casadei (injured).
Substitutions
Leicester City made 4 changes: Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy (59′), Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (68′), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Hamza Choudhury (88′) and Kasey McAteer for James Justin (88′).
Best player: Kasey McAteer
The most impressive player for Leicester City was Kasey McAteer.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 4-2
- Southampton – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Rotherham United – Leicester City – 1-2
- Preston North End – Swansea City – 2-1
- Millwall – Stoke City – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Leeds United – 3-4
- Huddersfield Town – Norwich City – 0-4
- Coventry City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Cardiff City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-1
