Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Oct 31, 2020 at 3pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
1 - 0
Rotherham

McClean (27')
Fox (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

MacDonald (41'), Smith (72')

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James McClean scored the winner after Rotherham failed to deal with Angus Gunn's goal-kick on 27 minutes.

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The Match

Match Report

James McClean lobbed Jamal Blackman from the edge of the box.

Preview

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

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 36.27%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 35.35% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.68%) and 2-0 (6.74%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 0-1 (11.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Stoke City in this match.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Rotherham United
36.27%	28.38%	35.35%

Both teams to score 46.67%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.37%

59.63%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.04%

79.96%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.61%

31.39%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.24%

67.76%

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.02%

31.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.56%

68.44%

Score Analysis

Stoke City 36.27%

Rotherham United 35.35%

Draw 28.37%

Stoke City	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 11.63% 2-1 @ 7.68% 2-0 @ 6.74% 3-1 @ 2.97% 3-0 @ 2.6% 3-2 @ 1.69% Other @ 2.96% Total : 36.27%	1-1 @ 13.26% 0-0 @ 10.03% 2-2 @ 4.38% Other @ 0.7% Total : 28.37%	0-1 @ 11.44% 1-2 @ 7.56% 0-2 @ 6.52% 1-3 @ 2.87% 0-3 @ 2.48% 2-3 @ 1.66% Other @ 2.81% Total : 35.35%