Rotherham United surprises Ipswich Town with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Rotherham United had a surprising win over Ipswich Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ferguson (59') and a goal from B. Wiles (24').

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Rotherham United surprises Ipswich Town with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Rotherham United had a surprising win over Ipswich Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ferguson (59′) and a goal from B. Wiles (24′). Ipswich Town was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the support of Adam Crysell and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ipswich Town

0 - 2

Team 1

Rotherham United

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 5 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 133 Attack 110
  • 58 Dangerous attack 47
  • 98 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Ipswich Town had a superior ball possession 64% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ipswich Town was was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Rotherham United was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Ipswich Town shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (S. Morsy). Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (D. Barlaser, M. Ihiekwe and J. Lindsay).

Match Timeline

24'
40'
Jamie Lindsay- Yellow
43'
59'
Shane Ferguson(goal)M. Smith
63'
63'
73'
81'
81'
86'
87'
Samy Morsy - Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, Ipswich Town will stay with 24 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Rotherham United will have 37 points like Wycombe Wanderers to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Ipswich Town will host Crewe Alexandra on the 28th of November with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Ipswich Town (1 draw).

Rotherham United will play away agasint Oxford United on the 27th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rotherham United (1 draw).

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Christian Walton 28.England
6.1
D
Toto Nsiala 22.DR Congo
6.6
D
Janoi Donacien  44.Saint Lucia
6.4
D
George Edmundson 5.England
7.4
D
Bailey Clements 33.England
6.4
63'
M
Samy Morsy  55.Egypt
7.1
88'
M
Lee Evans  8.Wales
6.8
63'
M
Bersant Celina 43.Kosovo
6.5
M
Scott Fraser 11.Scotland
6.8
M
Conor Chaplin 21.England
6.6
73'
F
Macauley Bonne 18.Zimbabwe
7.0
Substitutes
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
D
Kane Vincent-Young 24.England
D
Cameron Burgess 26.Australia
D
Matthew Penney 3.England
6.5
63'
M
Kyle Edwards 29.England
6.3
63'
M
Rekeem Harper 4.England
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
6.5
73'

Ipswich Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Paul Cook decided to play with the following team: Christian Walton (6.1), Janoi Donacien (6.4), Aristote Nsiala (6.6), George Edmundson (7.4), Bailey Clements (6.4), Sam Morsy (7.1), Lee Evans (6.8), Conor Chaplin (6.6), Bersant Celina (6.5), Scott Fraser (6.8) and Macauley Bonne (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kyle Edwards (6.3), Joe Pigott (6.5), K. Vincent-Young, R. Harper, V. Hladký, C. Burgess and Matt Penney (6.5).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 3 changes: B. Clements for M. Penney (63′), L. Evans for K. Edwards (63′) and C. Chaplin for J. Pigott (73′).

Best player: George Edmundson​

The most impressive player for Ipswich Town was George Edmundson.

His rating is (7.4) with 81 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Josh Vickers  31.England
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
7.2
D
Richard Wood  6.England
7.1
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.1
43'
D
Rarmani Edmonds-Green 23.England
7.3
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
7.9
81' Goals59'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
7.4
40'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
6.4
87'
M
Ben Wiles 8.England
7.4
Goals24'
M
Chiedozie Ogbene  11.Republic of Ireland
6.8
81'
F
Michael Smith 24.England
7.6
F
Freddie Ladapo 10.England
6.7
86'
Substitutes
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
D
Wes Harding 2.Jamaica
6.7
81'
M
Kieran Sadlier 7.Republic of Ireland
6.6
86'
F
Mickel Miller 14.England
6.7
81'
F
Joshua Kayode 19.Nigeria
F
Will Grigg 9.Northern Ireland

Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Paul Warne played with: J. Vickers, Viktor Johansson (7.2), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (7.3), Richard Wood (7.1), Michael Ihiekwe (7.1), Daniel Barlaser (6.4), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.8), Jamie Lindsay (7.4), Ben Wiles (7.4), Shane Ferguson (7.9) and Freddie Ladapo (6.7), Michael Smith (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Mikel Miller (6.7), H. Odoffin, J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode, Kieran Sadlier (6.6), W. Grigg and Wes Harding (6.7).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 3 changes: C. Ogbene for W. Harding (81′), S. Ferguson for M. Miller (81′) and F. Ladapo for K. Sadlier (86′).

Best player: Shane Ferguson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Shane Ferguson.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​