The Stats – Millers v Rovers

Rotherham United won last night’s South Yorkshire derby at the Keepmoat Stadium by five goals to nil so, really, you’d expect the stats to be all in the Millers favour.

And, they are.

The Millers had fifty-nine per cent possession, were successful in sixty per cent of the duels winning fifty-seven per cent of the aerial duels. There were ten corners in the game of which Rotherham won seven and our passing accuracy in our opponents half came out at fifty-one per cent to Doncaster Rovers thirty-four – although the crossing accuracy in the game was about the same, twenty-three per cent to the visitors and one less per cent for Rovers.

Attacking wise Rotherham had fifteen attempts at goal, eleven of those from inside the box, of which seven were on target (though I’m sure we said ‘ohhh’ more times than twice) and the hosts had one shot on target from three attempts.

There were nineteen fouls in the game, eleven of which were from the Millers with referee Scott Oldham only putting his hand in his pocket once which was for a home player.

All in all, a good night at the office you would say, but now we’ve got to put it in the back of our minds and concentrate on our home game at the weekend when Accrington Stanley are in town.

Doncaster Rovers				Rotherham United
				Miller (8), Wiles (16), Ogbene (72), Barlaser (76 pen), Lindsay (89)
Mitchell				Vickers
Knoyle				Ihiekwe
Horton (Jackson 45)				Harding
Younger				Mattock
Olowu				Ogbene (Wood 74)
Clayton (Galbraith 45)				Miller
Smith				Rathbone
Rowe				Barlaser
Odubeko				Wiles (Lindsay 77)
Seaman				Smith
Dodoo (Griffiths 64)				Grigg (Kayode 70)
Substitutes
Jones				Johansson
Jackson				Odoffin
Williams				Wood
Galbraith				Ferguson
Martin				Lindsay
Agarth				Kayode
Griffiths				Ladapo

Game Statistics
3	Goal attempts	15
1	On Target	7
3	Corners	7
8	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
41	%	59