Rotherham United vs Watford

17 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Yáser Asprilla 58’

Match summary

Watford beat Rotherham United 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Yáser Asprilla put Watford ahead from a corner in the 58th minute.

Rotherham United can feel hard done by, creating 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 0.26 from 8.

Match stats

Rotherham United Watford
19 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.40 xG 0.26
1.40 Non-penalty xG 0.26

Key events

Rotherham United Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
58’
Yáser Asprilla0-1 (Watford)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Rotherham United
  • Andy Rinomhota
  • Sebastian Revan
Watford
  • Ben Hamer

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 0.26 58’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 0-1 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 0.26 58’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 0-1 Asprilla 58’
Rotherham United 1.40 xGWatford 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Rotherham United attacking 
88’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 90+6’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 9’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 1’ Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 61’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 90+6’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 9’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 1’ Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 61’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Christ Junior Tiehi (Rotherham United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Hakeem Odofin
90′ – – 3 0.20 – – –
Sean Morrison
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Cameron Humphreys Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Peter Kioso Taken off
79′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Andy Rinomhota
90′ – – 3 0.49 – –
Christ Junior Tiehi Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Charlie Wyke Taken off
68′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Sam Nombe Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jordan Hugill Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Sam Clucas Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Shane Ferguson Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Cafú Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
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 23% Avg odds 4.05
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Watford win 49% Avg odds 1.96

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.