Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 2
Rotherham

Sigurdsson (8'), Szmodics (46')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Morrison (30'), Eaves (82')
Morrison (44')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Hull City 3-2 Blackburn
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rotherham United

All competitions

Last Game: Rotherham 1-1 Sunderland
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United

Given their contrasting form, there is an argument that this is now a 50-50 contest. However, with Tomasson fighting for his job at Ewood Park, we feel that his players will rise to the occasion and edge this game by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 62.42%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 16.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.06%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.06%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Rotherham United
62.42% ( 0.01)	21.18% ( -0)	16.41% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 50.83% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.48% (

45.52%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.15% (

67.85%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86% (

14% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.48% (

0.01)

41.52% (

-0.01)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.1% (

-0.01)

40.89% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.54% (

-0.01)

77.46% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 62.4%

Rotherham United 16.41%

Draw 21.17%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 11.25% 2-0 @ 11.06% 2-1 @ 9.9% 3-0 @ 7.25% ( 0) 3-1 @ 6.49% 4-0 @ 3.57% ( 0) 4-1 @ 3.19% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.9% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.43% 5-0 @ 1.4% ( 0) 5-1 @ 1.25% ( 0) Other @ 2.73% Total : 62.4%	1-1 @ 10.06% 0-0 @ 5.72% 2-2 @ 4.42% ( -0) Other @ 0.97% Total : 21.17%	0-1 @ 5.12% ( -0) 1-2 @ 4.5% ( -0) 0-2 @ 2.29% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.34% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.32% ( -0) Other @ 1.84% Total : 16.41%