MIDDLESBROUGH. Rotherham United didn’t concede much to Middlesbrough to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Middlesbrough was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Andrew Fox and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 56% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Middlesbrough to win the match​.

Middlesbrough shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Rotherham United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (J. Howson). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (C. Humphreys and C. Bramall).

Standings

After this match, Middlesbrough will have 10 points like West Bromwich Albion to hold in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United will have 14 points like Bristol City and Watford to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Hull City on the 1st of November with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Rotherham United will play away agasint Burnley on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

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

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Zack Steffen (6.6), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.5), Dael Fry (7.3), Matthew Clarke (6.9), Isaiah Jones (6.6), Matt Crooks (7.2), Jonathan Howson (6.9), Riley McGree (7.0), Ryan Giles (7.3), Rodrigo Muniz (7.0) and Duncan Watmore (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: L. Roberts, Marc Bola (6.2), P. McNair, M. Luongo, Marcus Forss (6.4), Alex Mowatt (6.7) and T. Smith.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Watmore for M. Forss (74′), M. Clarke for M. Bola (74′) and R. McGree for A. Mowatt (74′).

Best player: Ryan Giles​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Ryan Giles.

His rating is (7.3) with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

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

Paul Warne played with: Viktor Johansson (7.2), Cameron Humphreys (6.4), Richard Wood (6.8), Wes Harding (7.5), Daniel Barlaser (7.3), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.1), Ben Wiles (6.8), Oliver Rathbone (6.5), Cohen Bramall (6.8), Chiedozie Ogbene (7.1) and Conor Washington (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: J. Vickers, Jamie Lindsay (6.7), T. Eaves, Tolaji Bola (6.2), Scott High (6.8), Jamie McCart (6.4) and Georgie Kelly (6.4).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: C. Washington for S. High (60′), O. Rathbone for J. Lindsay (76′), B. Norton-Cuffy for G. Kelly (81′), D. Barlaser for J. McCart (81′) and C. Bramall for T. Bola (81′).

Best player: Wes Harding​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Wes Harding.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Wigan Athletic – Reading – 0-1
• Watford – Sunderland – 2-2
• Swansea City – Hull City – 3-0
• Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 0-0
• Preston North End – Sheffield United – 0-2
• Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
• Millwall – Blackpool – 2-1
• Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 0-0
• Luton Town – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
• Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 1-0
• Burnley – Bristol City – 2-1
• Birmingham City – Coventry City – 0-0