Championship

Championship | Gameweek 28

Jan 20, 2024 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
1 - 1
Rotherham

Forss (82')
Hackney (45+1')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Cafu (59')
Morrison (40'), Johansson (69'), Clucas (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Millwall 1-3 Middlesbrough
Saturday, January 13 at 3.15pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Rotherham 0-1 Stoke
Saturday, January 13 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Middlesbrough 2-0 Rotherham United

Should Middlesbrough be able to keep their focus on Saturday's clash amid plenty of excitement surrounding their EFL Cup antics, Boro will be more than good enough to beat Rotherham. The Millers have been harmless on their travels this term, and we cannot envisage that changing at the Riverside, despite the hosts' unprecedented number of absentees. 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 62.22%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 16.16%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.5%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.28%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (5.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Rotherham United
62.22% ( 0.22)	21.62% ( -0.09)	16.16% ( -0.14)

Both teams to score 48.89% (

-0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.17% (

0.11)

47.83% (

-0.12)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.98% (

0.1)

70.02% (

-0.11)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.19% (

0.11)

14.81% (

-0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.9% (

0.21)

43.1% (

-0.21)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.39% (

-0.11)

42.6% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.04% (

-0.09)

78.95% (

0.09)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 62.21%

Rotherham United 16.16%

Draw 21.62%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 12.05% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 11.5% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 9.82% 3-0 @ 7.33% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 6.25% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 3.5% ( 0.04) 4-1 @ 2.98% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 2.67% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.34% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.27% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 1.14% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.37% Total : 62.21%	1-1 @ 10.28% ( -0.04) 0-0 @ 6.31% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 4.19% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.84% Total : 21.62%	0-1 @ 5.38% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 4.39% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 2.3% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 1.25% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.19% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.65% Total : 16.16%