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Hugill (35')
Lindsay (45')

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Match feed:
  • Match Ended
  • 90'
    Substitution
    • Hugill, Jordan
    • Kelly, Georgie

    Georgie Kelly is replacing Jordan Hugill for the home team.

  • 88'
    Substitution
    • Ledson, Ryan
    • Stewart, Layton

    Ryan Lowe is making the team's fourth substitution at AESSEAL New York Stadium with Layton Stewart replacing Ryan Ledson.

  • 72'
    Substitution
    • Clucas, Sam
    • Nombe, Sam

    Sam Nombe is replacing Sam Clucas for the home team.

  • 71'
    Substitution
    • McCann, Ali
    • Whiteman, Ben

    The away team replace Ali McCann with Ben Whiteman.

  • 71'
    Substitution
    • Brady, Robbie
    • Millar, Liam

    Liam Millar is on a sub for Robbie Brady for Preston.

  • 70'
    Substitution
    • Holmes, Duane
    • Frokjaer-Jensen, Mads

    Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replacing Duane Holmes for Preston at AESSEAL New York Stadium.

  • 69'
    Yellow Card
    • Blackett, Tyler

    Tyler Blackett (Rotherham) gets a yellow card.

  • 59'
    Yellow Card
    • Potts, Brad

    Brad Potts (Preston) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.

  • 55'
    Yellow Card
    • Clucas, Sam

    At AESSEAL New York Stadium, Sam Clucas has been yellow-carded for the home team.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Humphreys, Cameron
    • Revan, Sebastian

    Rotherham make their first substitution with Sebastian Revan replacing Cameron Humphreys.

  • 45'
    Goal !
    • Lindsay, Liam (Scorer)
    • Brady, Robbie (Assist)

    Liam Lindsay (Preston) nets with a header to make it 1-1 at AESSEAL New York Stadium.

    Robbie Brady with an assist there.

  • 38'
    Yellow Card
    • Rathbone, Oliver

    Oliver Rathbone is booked for the home team.

  • 35'
    Goal !
    • Hugill, Jordan (Scorer)

    Rotherham take a 1-0 lead thanks to Jordan Hugill.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Rotherham
(4-3-3)
(3-4-2-1)
Preston
1Johansson2Lembikisa24Humphreys6Blackett3Bramall8Clucas27Tiehi18Rathbone11Green10Hugill14Onyedinma1Woodman14Storey6Lindsay16Hughes44Potts13McCann18Ledson11Brady25Holmes8Browne28Osmajic
Preston
(3-4-2-1)

Statistics

Ball possession
Rotherham46%
54% Preston
Shots
0Off goal61On goal3

0
Shots blocked
2
2
Corner kicks
10
0
Offsides
1
2
Saves
0
7
Fouls
6
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0

Rotherham vs Preston Betting tips

  • The most common result of matches between Rotherham United and Preston North End when Rotherham United is playing at home is 0-0. 3 matches have ended with this result.
  • During the last 11 meetings with Rotherham United playing at home, Rotherham United have won 5 times, there have been 3 draws while Preston North End have won 3 times. The goal difference is 12-10 in favour of Rotherham United.
  • During the last 22 meetings, Rotherham United have won 7 times, there have been 8 draws while Preston North End have won 7 times. The goal difference is 27-25 in favour of Preston North End.
  • Last season's matches: 1-2 (Rotherham United at home) and 0-0 (Preston North End at home).
  • Preston North End have a winning streak of 5 matches in Championship.
  • Preston North End have a winning streak of 5 matches.
  • Rotherham United haven't scored in 0 of their 3 home matches in Championship this season.
  • Preston North End haven't scored in 0 of their 3 away matches in Championship this season.
  • Preston North End's away record this season: 2-1-0.
  • Cafu has assisted the most goals for Rotherham United with 2. Duane Holmes is Preston North End's biggest assister (2).
  • Rotherham United have conceded a goal in each of their last 8 matches.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least one goal for 10 consecutive matches.
  • Preston North End have scored at least one goal for 7 consecutive matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 1st half in 27% of their matches, Preston North End in 19% of their matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 27% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 19%.
  • The winner of their last meeting was Preston North End.
  • On their last meeting Preston North End won by 1 goals.
  • When Rotherham United leads 1-0 at home, they win in 70% of their matches.
  • When Preston North End leads 0-1 away, they win in 100% of their matches.
  • When Rotherham United is down 0-1 home, they win 15% of their matches.
  • When Preston North End is down 1-0 away, they win 8% of their matches.
  • In Championship, Preston North End has better performance than Rotherham United.
  • Preston North End's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Rotherham United's.
  • Rotherham United have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Preston North End (in all competitions).
  • In the last 5 meetings Rotherham United won 3, Preston North End won 1, 1 draws.
  • Rotherham United have lost just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Preston North End.
  • Preston North End have won just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Rotherham United.
  • Rotherham United scores 1.4 goals in a match against Preston North End and Preston North End scores 1 goals against Rotherham United (on average).
  • Average number of goals in meetings between Rotherham United and Preston North End is 2.4.
  • Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Rotherham United and Preston North End is 1.
  • Rotherham United scores 1.38 goals when playing at home and Preston North End scores 1.31 goals when playing away (on average).
  • A year ago, Rotherham United were number 3 in the table with 10 points. Now they are number 21 with 4 points.
  • A year ago, Preston North End were number 10 in the table with 8 points. Now they are number 1 with 16 points.
  • Preston North End have a winning streak of 6 matches in Championship.
  • Preston North End have a winning streak of 6 matches.
  • Preston North End have scored at least one goal for 8 consecutive matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 1st half in 27% of their matches, Preston North End in 18% of their matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 27% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 18%.
  • Did you know that Preston North End scores 40% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?
  • Rotherham United have conceded a goal in each of their last 9 matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 1st half in 26% of their matches, Preston North End in 18% of their matches.
  • Rotherham United wins 26% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 18%.
  • Did you know that Preston North End scores 42% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?
  • Rotherham United has streak of 2 matches with 0 scored goals.
  • A year ago, Rotherham United were number 11 in the table with 10 points. Now they are number 21 with 4 points.
  • A year ago, Preston North End were number 9 in the table with 11 points. Now they are number 1 with 19 points.
  • Rotherham United is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0.

Rotherham United vs Preston North End Match Preview

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Two teams in very contrasting form meet at the New York Stadium this weekend as Rotherham United face Preston North End in Championship action.

Key Takeaways

  • Rotherham United sit one place and one point above the relegation zone
  • Preston enter the weekend top of the Championship
  • Four of the last five meetings between these two have ended 2-1

This weekend's hosts Rotherham are the perennial yo-yo club, switching between League One and the Championship every year since 2016, until last season when they finally managed to stay up. Their opponents Preston, on the other hand, have established themselves as a reliable mid table second-tier side during the same 7-8 year period.

Rotherham United Form

Much to the dismay of Millers fans, Rotherham appear to be set for another trying campaign this season, having picked up just four points from their opening seven games. Going into this weekend's fixtures, they sit just one point and one place above the relegation zone, and a slight gap is already beginning to emerge above them.

Manager Matt Taylor did an outstanding job at Exeter City before joining The Millers last season, and then managed to secure them a 19th place finish and continued Championship status, something no other manager had been able to achieve in years prior. However, he will be desperate to get a home win here and start to build some momentum. Back-to-back losses to nil against Millwall and Huddersfield will have dampened morale but Taylor and his players will be hoping to bounce back this weekend.

Preston North End Form

Preston are not the ideal opposition for a side struggling for confidence to face right now. Undefeated in their opening seven games, with six wins and one draw, Ryan Lowe's side are tearing the Championship apart.

Despite not being tipped for promotion glory at the start of the season, it seems that the solid platform of consistent mid table finishes which the club has built in the past decade could now be finally manifesting itself as the perfect springboard to take the club back to the English top flight for the first time since the 1960s and the days of Tom Finney.

PNE go into this weekend's set of fixtures top of the Championship, absolutely flying and exuded confidence. Their travelling fans will expect another positive result against a struggling and outmatched Rotherham side.

Head-to-Head

Recent head-to-head form actually favours the hosts, with Rotherham winning three of the last five encounters between the two, with Preston winning one and the other ending in a draw.

One other interesting quirk this data throws up is that four of those five games ended with a 2-1 scoreline.

Team News

Matt Taylor is faced with quite a few injury worries considered we are at such an early stage of the season, with several key defenders missing for the hosts.

Portuguese defender Cafu, who arrived from Premier League side Nottingham Forest in the summer, is expected to be out until late October with a muscle injury. Another summer signing in centre back Sean Morrison, who arrived from Cardiff City, will likely be out for a few more weeks with a calf problem, as will fellow defender Lee Peltier.

Struggling with a depleted backline is not the perfect preparation for a game against table topping Preston.

On a positive note for the hosts, the visitors remain without their two top scorers of their last two campaigns, Ched Evans and Emil Riis Jakobsen. Both men are unlikely to return until some time next month as they recover from ACL (Jakobsen) and spinal cord (Evans) injuries.

Defender Calvin Ramsay is also not expected back until October, but Ryan Lowe may be able to reintroduce key midfielder Will Keane back into the fold for this one.

Key Players

As no team has conceded more goals in the Championship than Rotherham, which is understandable due to the myriad of defensive absences Matt Taylor is dealing with, the focus will surely be on trying to score some goals to counteract this.

The manager will rely on the likes of midfielder Hakeem Odofin, who has contributed four goals so far in all competitions, and Fred Onyedinma, the winger on loan from Luton Town, who looks to be their most exciting creative outlet on paper.

In the absence of the aforementioned Will Keane, Preston's current top scorer this season, fellow attacking midfielder Liam Millar will be expected to take on the responsibility of creating chances and hopefully scoring goals. Meanwhile, Montenegro international striker Milutin Osmajić, a summer signing from Cadiz, netted his first goal for the club in the 2-1 win over Birmingham in midweek, and should be the main focal point for the visitors up top.

Final Thoughts

All good runs must come to an end, and usually when you least expect. The Championship is an unpredictable beast and it wouldn't be at all surprising to see Rotherham put an end to Preston's early season party this weekend. That being said, when you look at the data, it's difficult to see anything but a routine away win for PNE here, given the defensive injury list at the New York Stadium and the excellent form of the visitors.

Form

RotherhamRotherham
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    28 Nov 2023
    Hull
    4 : 1
    Rotherham
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    24 Nov 2023
    Rotherham
    1 : 1
    Leeds
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    11 Nov 2023
    Watford
    5 : 0
    Rotherham
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    7 Nov 2023
    Rotherham
    2 : 2
    Ipswich
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    4 Nov 2023
    Rotherham
    1 : 1
    QPR
PrestonPreston
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    28 Nov 2023
    Middlesbrough
    4 : 0
    Preston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    25 Nov 2023
    Preston
    1 : 2
    Cardiff
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    10 Nov 2023
    Blackburn
    1 : 2
    Preston
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    4 Nov 2023
    Preston
    3 : 2
    Coventry
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    28 Oct 2023
    Hull
    1 : 0
    Preston

Head to head

Rotherham
Matches:5
Preston
40%
Wins: 2
40%
Draws: 2
20%
Wins: 1
Recent meetings
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    23 Sep 2023
    RotherhamRotherham
    1 : 1
    PrestonPreston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Mar 2023
    RotherhamRotherham
    1 : 2
    PrestonPreston
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    16 Aug 2022
    PrestonPreston
    0 : 0
    RotherhamRotherham
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Feb 2021
    PrestonPreston
    1 : 2
    RotherhamRotherham
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    7 Nov 2020
    RotherhamRotherham
    2 : 1
    PrestonPreston

Championship Standings

PosTeamWDLMPts
7Blackburn9181828
8Preston8461828
9Cardiff8371827
...
22QPR34111813
23Rotherham26101812
24Sheff Wed1413187

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