Rotherham United vs Blackburn

12 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Hakeem Odofin 23’
Fred Onyedinma 48’

Sammie Szmodics 75’, 78’

Match summary

Rotherham United and Blackburn shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Rotherham United led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Hakeem Odofin put Rotherham United ahead in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Fred Onyedinma made it 2-0 with a header in the 48th minute, Sammie Szmodics pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 75th minute, and Szmodics equalised in the 78th minute.

Blackburn had the better of the chances, with 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Rotherham United's 0.72 from 9. Sammie Szmodics hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Blackburn. Rotherham United had a player sent off.

Match stats

9 Shots 21

3 Shots on Target 6

5 Corners 9

3 Yellow Cards 1

1 Red Cards 0

0.72 xG 2.86

0.72 Non-penalty xG 2.07

Key events

Rotherham United Blackburn

Kick-off

Hakeem Odofin1-0

23’

Half-time1-0

Fred Onyedinma2-0

48’

75’

Sammie Szmodics

2-1

78’

Sammie Szmodics

2-2

Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Rotherham United

Fred Onyedinma
Viktor Johansson
Dexter Lembikisa
Cafú

Blackburn

Sammie Szmodics

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.

Rotherham United 0.72 xGBlackburn 2.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Blackburn attacking Rotherham United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players16 players


Viktor Johansson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dexter Lembikisa Taken off	81′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cameron Humphreys	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tyler Blackett	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cohen Bramall	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Hakeem Odofin	90′	1	–	2	0.39	–	–	–
Cafú Taken off	62′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–
Oliver Rathbone Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ben Wiles Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Hugill Taken off	61′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Fred Onyedinma Sent off	50′	1	–	2	0.09	–	–
Georgie Kelly Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sean Morrison Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Tolaji Bola Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joshua Kayode Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Aynsley Pears	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Rankin-Costello	90′	–	–	3	0.10	–	–	–
Hayden Carter	90′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Dominic Hyam	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Pickering	90′	–	–	3	0.33	–	–	–
Lewis Travis Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Wharton Taken off	90′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Dilan Markanday Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sammie Szmodics	90′	2	–	5	1.32	–	–
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off	68′	–	–	2	0.31	–	–	–
Harry Leonard Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Brittain Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Niall Ennis Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Hedges Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	3	0.33	–	–	–
Sam Gallagher Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	2	0.33	–	–	–

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

Rotherham United win 29% Avg odds 3.31

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38

Blackburn win 43% Avg odds 2.20

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

Form going into the game

Rotherham United L L W D L

Blackburn D L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rotherham United 4-0 Blackburn, 14 Jan 23 Next meeting: Blackburn 2-2 Rotherham United, 01 Jan 24 All Rotherham United vs Blackburn meetings

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.

RRotherham United vs Blackburn