Championship

Championship | Gameweek 19

Dec 16, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 1
Rotherham

Elliott (80'), Armstrong (90+7')
Douglas (58'), Nyambe (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Smith (61')
Ihiekwe (38'), Lindsay (65'), Jones (90+4')

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Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray pictured on October 17, 2020

Tony Mowbray pleased with win over Rotherham United

The result ended Blackburn's three-match winless run.

Dec 16, 23:14

The Match

Match Report

Rovers' leading man had endured a quiet evening but was alert to react quickly in the final minute of injury time to slam home from close range.

Preview

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

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 44.91%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 29.48% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 0-1 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Rotherham United
44.91%	25.61%	29.48%

Both teams to score 53.4%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.7%

50.29%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.76%

72.24%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.64%

22.35%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.16%

55.84%

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.77%

31.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.43%

67.57%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 44.9%

Rotherham United 29.48%

Draw 25.6%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 10.45% 2-1 @ 9.12% 2-0 @ 7.83% 3-1 @ 4.55% 3-0 @ 3.91% 3-2 @ 2.65% 4-1 @ 1.71% 4-0 @ 1.47% 4-2 @ 0.99% Other @ 2.22% Total : 44.9%	1-1 @ 12.17% 0-0 @ 6.98% 2-2 @ 5.31% 3-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.6%	0-1 @ 8.12% 1-2 @ 7.08% 0-2 @ 4.73% 1-3 @ 2.75% 2-3 @ 2.06% 0-3 @ 1.83% Other @ 2.91% Total : 29.48%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Rotherham

Blackburn Rovers

75.0%

Draw

11.1%

Rotherham United

13.9%