ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United conquers Accrington Stanley 1-0 after D. Barlaser scored just 1 goal (57′).
Rotherham United remained in players after R. Wood received a red card in the 88′.
H. Pell squandered a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Accrington Stanley to draw the match.
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the support of Mark Dwyer and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 3 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 97
- 46 Dangerous attack 29
- 66 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rotherham United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rotherham United won the match.
Rotherham United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Accrington Stanley shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (S. Ferguson, O. Rathbone and M. Smith). Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley received 4 yellow cards (T. Savin, J. Rich-Baghuelou, E. Hamilton and S. McConville).
(Rotherham United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rotherham United will have 62 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Accrington Stanley will stay with 37 points like Cambridge United to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Rotherham United will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 8th of February with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Rotherham United (1 draw).
Accrington Stanley will host Oxford United on the 8th of February with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United adopted the 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Josh Vickers , Wes Harding , Richard Wood , Michael Ihiekwe , Daniel Barlaser , Chiedozie Ogbene , Oliver Rathbone , Ben Wiles, Shane Ferguson, Michael Smith and Will Grigg.
The home team had on the bench: J. Lindsay, F. Ladapo, Joe Mattock , Mickel Miller, H. Odoffin, Joshua Kayode and V. Johansson.
Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of J. Mattock (injured).
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 3 changes: M. Ihiekwe for J. Mattock (63′), S. Ferguson for M. Miller (73′) and W. Grigg for J. Kayode (77′).
Best player: Oliver Rathbone
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Oliver Rathbone even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Also Accrington Stanley adopted the 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
John Coleman played with: Toby Savin, Ross Sykes, Michael Nottingham, Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Seamus Conneely, Mitchell Clark, Ethan Hamilton, Matt Butcher, Yeboah Amankwah, Lewis Mansell and Sean McConville.
They had on the bench: Korede Adedoyin, L. Isherwood, Harry Pell, J. O’Sullivan, Tommy Leigh, R. Longelo-Mbule and H. Rodgers.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 3 changes: L. Mansell for K. Adedoyin (53′), S. Conneely for T. Leigh (63′) and Y. Amankwah for H. Pell (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Burton Albion – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – AFC Wimbledon – 3-2
- Ipswich Town – Gillingham – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Morecambe – Bolton Wanderers – 1-1
- Oxford United – Portsmouth – 3-2
- Rotherham United – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Sunderland – Doncaster Rovers – 1-2