Huddersfield vs Rotherham United

16 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Koroma 18’
  • Sorba Thomas 70’

Match summary

Huddersfield saw off Rotherham United 2-0. Huddersfield led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Koroma put Huddersfield ahead in the 18th minute and Sorba Thomas made it 2-0 in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: Huddersfield created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rotherham United's 0.39 from 7.

Match stats

Huddersfield Rotherham United
15 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.08 xG 0.39
2.08 Non-penalty xG 0.39

Key events

Huddersfield Rotherham United
Kick-off
Josh Koroma1-0 (Huddersfield)
18’
Half-time1-0
Sorba Thomas2-0 (Huddersfield)
70’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Huddersfield
  • Brahima Diarra
Rotherham United
  • Cameron Humphreys

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.39 18’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), 1-0 18’ 70’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), 2-0 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.39 18’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), 1-0 Koroma 18’ 70’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), 2-0 Thomas 70’
Huddersfield 2.08 xGRotherham United 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Huddersfield attacking 
18’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 70’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 47’ Kian Harratt (Huddersfield), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 45’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 84’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 69’ Kian Harratt (Huddersfield), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 70’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 47’ Kian Harratt (Huddersfield), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 45’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 84’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 69’ Kian Harratt (Huddersfield), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sorba Thomas Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 0.47 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Jonathan Hogg Taken off
55′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.20 – – –
Josh Koroma Taken off
77′ 1 – 4 0.75 – – –
Delano Burgzorg Taken off
77′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Kian Harratt Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.39 – – –
Rarmani Edmonds-Green Came on as a substitute
35′ – – – – – – –
Brahima Diarra Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Jaheim Headley Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Hudlin Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Huddersfield win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
Rotherham United win 22% Avg odds 4.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.