Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
New York Stadium
Rotherham2 - 2Blackburn
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Rotherham 2-1 Morecambe (4-2 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Last Game: Blackburn 4-3 Walsall
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
We said: Rotherham United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United failed to impress on the opening day, while the visitors scored an encouraging victory, but we do fancy the Millers to be more resilient on home turf and do not see Blackburn leaving with all three points, instead envisaging a low-scoring draw in South Yorkshire. 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 56.59%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 19.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.6%) and 1-2 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 1-0 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
| Result | ||
| Rotherham United | Draw | Blackburn Rovers |
19.77% ( 0.01) | 23.64% ( 0.01) | 56.59% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 49.4% ( -0) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
