MIDDLESBROUGH. Rotherham United and Middlesbrough draw 1-1. Cafú scored the first goal (59′) for Rotherham United. M. Forss made it even (82′). Middlesbrough was truly better in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 26,140 spectators. The referee was Darren Bond with the help of Sian Massey and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.95 degrees Celsius or 40.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 136 Attack 69
- 78 Dangerous attack 17
- 72 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 70% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Middlesbrough to win the match.
Middlesbrough shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Hayden Hackney). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (Viktor Johansson, Sam Clucas and Sean Morrison).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Middlesbrough has 40 points like Watford and Sunderland to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Rotherham United will has 19 points to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Birmingham City on the 27th of January with a 15-7 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Rotherham United will play away against Ipswich Town on the 27th of January with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Rotherham United (2 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
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82'Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Howson, Tom Glover , Luke Ayling , Dael Fry , Matthew Clarke , Lukas Engel , Daniel Barlaser , Hayden Hackney , Isaiah Jones , Morgan Rogers , Finn Azaz and Sam Greenwood .
The home team had on the bench: Rav van den Berg, Marcus Forss , Alexander Gilbert, Paddy McNair, Josh Coburn , Matt Crooks , Lewis O’Brien , Jamie Jones and Law McCabe.
Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Marcus Forss (injured).
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Isaiah Jones for Marcus Forss (20′), Finn Azaz for Matt Crooks (68′), Daniel Barlaser for Lewis O’Brien (81′) and Sam Greenwood for Josh Coburn (81′).
Player of the match: Marcus Forss
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Marcus Forss.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 20′.
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
Rotherham United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Leam Richardson played with: Viktor Johansson , Lee Peltier , Hakeem Odofin , Sean Morrison , Sebastian Revan , Cohen Bramall , Jamie Lindsay , Christ Tiehi , Sam Clucas , Cafú , Jordan Hugill .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Nombe , Peter Kioso , Tom Eaves , Georgie Kelly, Tolaji Bola, Oliver Rathbone , Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Ciaran McGuckin.
Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Peter Kioso (injured).
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Cohen Bramall for Peter Kioso (36′), Jordan Hugill for Tom Eaves (76′), Jamie Lindsay for Oliver Rathbone (76′) and Cafú for Sam Nombe (86′).
Player of the match: Jordan Hugill
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Jordan Hugill.
His rating is with 14 passes (36% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Southampton – 1-3
- Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Coventry City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Millwall – 2-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Cardiff City – 3-1
- Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Bristol City – Watford – 1-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
