Rotherham United draws 0-0 with Bristol Rovers on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United and Bristol Rovers played out a goalless draw.

August 18, 2024

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

Rotherham United

0 - 0

Bristol Rovers

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

Alex MacDonald- Yellow

12'

Jamie McCart- Yellow

32'

44'

Ruel Sotiriou- Yellow

49'

Luke McCormick- sub ->Ruel Sotiriou

57'

Chris Martin- sub ->Promise Omochere

67'

Jamie Lindsay- sub ->Grant Ward

67'

Scott Sinclair- sub ->Isaac Hutchinson

67'

Conner Taylor- sub ->Bryant Bilongo

Shaun McWilliams- sub ->Christ Junior Tiéhi

74'

Mallik Wilks- sub ->Liam Kelly

74'

Jonson Clarke-Harris- Yellow

80'

Jordan Hugill- sub ->Jonson Clarke-Harris

84'

Detlef Esapa Osong- sub ->Sam Nombe

84'

90'

Taylor Moore- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Rotherham United

Dillon Phillips 20.England

7.7

Reece James 6.England

7.9

Alex MacDonald 14.Scotland

7.2

12'

Cameron Humphreys 24.England

7.6

Jamie McCart 30.Scotland

7.0

32'

Liam Kelly 4.Scotland

7.1

74'

Joe Powell 7.England

7.7

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

7.9

Christ Junior Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast

7.2

74'

Sam Nombe 8.England

7.0

84'

Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica

7.1

84'

80'

Substitutes

Cameron Dawson 1.England

Cohen Bramall 3.England

Mallik Wilks 12.England

6.7

74'

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

6.8

74'

Jordan Hugill 10.England

6.9

84'

Detlef Esapa Osong 19.England

6.5

84'

Jack Holmes 23.England

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 (7.7), Alex MacDonald (7.2), Cameron Humphreys (7.6), Jamie McCart (7.0), Reece James (7.9), Christ Junior Tiéhi (7.2), Liam Kelly (7.1), Joe Powell (7.7), Hakeem Odoffin (7.9), Sam Nombe (7.0) and Jonson Clarke-Harris (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Dawson, Cohen Bramall, Jordan Hugill (6.9), Mallik Wilks (6.7), Shaun McWilliams (6.8), Detlef Esapa Osong (6.5) 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 7.9 with 37 passes (64% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers

Joshua Griffiths 1.England

8.6

Taylor Moore 4.England

7.5

90'

James Wilson 5.Wales

7.7

Clinton Mola 6.England

6.9

Grant Ward 8.England

6.9

67'

Luke Thomas 11.England

6.9

Isaac Hutchinson 19.England

7.0

67'

Kamil Conteh 22.Sierra Leone

7.0

Bryant Bilongo 27.England

6.8

67'

Promise Omochere 9.Republic of Ireland

6.9

57'

Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus

6.5

49'

44'

Substitutes

Joel Senior 2.England

Conner Taylor 17.England

7.0

67'

Scott Sinclair 7.England

6.7

67'

Jake Garrett 14.England

Luke McCormick 23.England

6.5

49'

Jamie Lindsay 29.Scotland

6.7

67'

Chris Martin 18.Scotland

6.7

57'

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Matthew Taylor played with: Joshua Griffiths (8.6), Taylor Moore (7.5), James Wilson (7.7), Clinton Mola (6.9), Luke Thomas (6.9), Kamil Conteh (7.0), Isaac Hutchinson (7.0), Grant Ward (6.9), Bryant Bilongo (6.8), Ruel Sotiriou (6.5) and Promise Omochere (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joel Senior, Scott Sinclair (6.7), Jake Garrett, Conner Taylor (7.0), Chris Martin (6.7), Luke McCormick (6.5) and Jamie Lindsay (6.7).

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′).