Sunderland vs Rotherham — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 3

Sunderland

2–1Full-time

Rotherham

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

LLLLLDGoals 9-20

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: G. Ward

Match events

10'Dennis Cirkin
20'H. Odoffin
22'Jobe Bellingham (D. Neil)
29'H. Odoffin (C. McGuckin)
33'Cohen Bramall
52'Jobe Bellingham (Bradley Dack)
67'A. Green (Joshua Kayode)
67'J. Hugill (T. Eaves)
69'Jobe Bellingham
76'Christ Junior Tiehi (T. Bola)
77'P. Roberts (Alex Pritchard)
85'Bradley Dack (Lynden Gooch)
85'Jobe Bellingham (Luís Semedo)

Lineups

Sunderland

Rotherham

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

T. MowbrayCoach

M. Taylor

Bench (9)

Bench (8)

Match trends

Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Rotherham have averaged 0.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 6 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings

1Sunderland wins

3Draws

2Rotherham wins

8-10Goals

Rotherham

1–1Dec 29, 2023, 7:45 PM

Sunderland

Rotherham

2–1Feb 21, 2023, 7:45 PM

Sunderland

3–0Aug 31, 2022, 6:45 PM

Rotherham

Sunderland

1–1Apr 26, 2022, 6:45 PM

Rotherham

5–1Oct 30, 2021, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

1–1Sep 17, 2019, 6:45 PM

Rotherham

Pre-match comparison

1.5Goals scored per game0.9

1.5Goals conceded per game2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

G. Ward

4.08Yellow cards / game

0.12Red cards / game

0.15Penalties scored / game

Based on 26 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Rotherham

0-15'

0%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

50%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

68%Possession32%

1.34Expected goals (xG)0.69

4Shots on target1

11Total shots4

2Shots off target3

5Blocked shots0

7Shots inside the box4

4Shots outside the box0

5Corners0

3Offsides0

11Fouls10

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves2

648Total passes305

562Accurate passes198

87%Pass accuracy65%

Player ratings

1Jobe BellinghamSunderland⚽ 2🟨7.9
2D. NeilSunderland🅰️ 17.5
3H. OdoffinRotherham⚽ 17.3
4Jack ClarkeSunderland7.2
5T. HumeSunderland7.2
6Pierre EkwahSunderland7.2

Box score

Sunderland

24

24D. NeilM · 90'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots— on target

Passes59%

Tackles—

Duels17%

5Daniel BallardD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes71%

Tackles1

Duels25%

3Dennis CirkinD · 90'

🟨6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes37%

Tackles1

Duels47%

1

1A. PattersonG · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

Duels—

13Luke O'Nien (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes97%

Tackles2

Duels78%

10

10P. RobertsM · 77'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels20%

46Bradley DackF · 85'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles1

Duels13%

20Jack ClarkeM · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes38%

Tackles2

Duels33%

32

32T. HumeD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes48%

Tackles4

Duels69%

7Jobe BellinghamM · 85'

⚽ 2🟨7.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes23%

Tackles—

Duels14%

39Pierre EkwahM · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes73%

Tackles1

Duels50%

Bench (9)

11Lynden GoochM · 11'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

21Alex PritchardM · 13'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels—

2Niall HugginsD

—

6Danny BatthD

—

30

30N. BishopG

—

17Abdoullah BaM

—

19Jewison BennetteF

—

9Luís SemedoF · 11'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes2%

Tackles1

Duels33%

25Nectarios TriantisD

—

Rotherham

22H. OdoffinF · 29'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels—

7

7CafúM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles—

Duels75%

18O. Rathbone (C)M · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles3

Duels55%

11

11A. GreenF · 67'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1Viktor JohanssonG · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels100%

3Cohen BramallD · 90'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels25%

6Tyler BlackettD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles3

Duels86%

10

10J. HugillF · 67'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels64%

27Christ Junior TiehiM · 76'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles3

Duels100%

24Cameron HumphreysD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles2

Duels100%

2Dexter LembikisaD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles7

Duels75%

Bench (8)

5

5Jamie McCartD

—

9

9T. EavesF · 23'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels13%

15

15T. BolaD · 14'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles1

Duels33%

19Joshua KayodeF · 23'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

23

23S. MorrisonD

—

26

26D. PhillipsG

—

41J. AyresM

—

35C. McGuckinM · 61'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles3

Duels44%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sunderland vs Rotherham played?+

The match is played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland (capacity 49,000).

What time does Sunderland vs Rotherham kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 19, 2023, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).