Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK

New York Stadium

Rotherham
1 - 2
Leicester

Humphreys (9'), Onyedinma (53')
Rathbone (87'), C (90')

FT(HT: 1-1)

McAteer (12', 84')
Mavididi (89'), Hermansen (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sunderland 2-1 Rotherham
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Leicester City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Leicester 2-1 Cardiff
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Leicester City win with a probability of 47.7%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 27.23% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.37%) and 0-2 (8.32%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 1-0 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Leicester City
27.23% ( 0.06)	25.07% ( 0.05)	47.7% ( -0.11)

Both teams to score 53.58% (

-0.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.65% (

-0.17)

49.35% (

0.17)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.6% (

-0.15)

71.4% (

0.15)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.57% (

-0.04)

32.43% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.05% (

-0.05)

68.94% (

0.05)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.28% (

-0.12)

20.71% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.67% (

-0.18)

53.33% (

0.18)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 27.23%

Leicester City 47.7%

Draw 25.07%

Rotherham United	Draw	Leicester City
1-0 @ 7.57% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 6.71% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 4.26% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 2.52% 3-2 @ 1.98% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.6% ( 0) Other @ 2.6% Total : 27.23%	1-1 @ 11.91% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 6.72% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 5.28% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.04% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.07%	0-1 @ 10.57% ( 0.03) 1-2 @ 9.37% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 8.32% ( -0) 1-3 @ 4.92% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 4.37% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.77% ( -0.02) 1-4 @ 1.94% ( -0.02) 0-4 @ 1.72% ( -0.01) 2-4 @ 1.09% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.63% Total : 47.7%