Stevenage vs Rotherham United

9 August 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee James Durkin

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Jamie Reid 40’

Match summary

Stevenage beat Rotherham United 1-0. Stevenage led 1-0 at half-time.

Jamie Reid put Stevenage ahead with a header in the 40th minute.

The chances backed that up: Stevenage created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Rotherham United's 0.28 from 5.

Key events

Stevenage Rotherham United

Kick-off

Daniel KempFoul

8’

35’

Joe RaffertyFoul

Jamie ReidHeader

1-0

40’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

48’

Sean RaggettFoul

63’

Kion EteteJordan Hugill

63’

Dru YearwoodLiam Kelly

63’

Ar'Jany MarthaDaniel Gore

Phoenix PattersonChem Campbell

68’

Charlie GoodeFoul

68’

72’

Shaun McWilliamsSam Nombe

82’

Ciaran McGuckinKion Etete

Daniel PhillipsHarvey White

84’

Daniel PhillipsFoul

87’

Daniel PhillipsShot on target

89’

Jasper PattendenDaniel Kemp

90+2’

Full-time1-0

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.

Stevenage 1.22 xGRotherham United 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rotherham United attacking Stevenage attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Stevenage 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Rotherham United 3-1-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Filip Marschall	90′	0	0	27	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Luther James-Wildin	90′	4	–	–	7	1	19	–	–	–	–
Charlie Goode	90′	–	1	–	6	6	22	1	–	–
Carl Piergianni	90′	–	–	–	12	11	25	1	–	–	–
Dan Butler	90′	5	–	1	10	3	36	–	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Jordan Houghton	90′	–	–	16	–	0.01	4	2	8	–	3	–
Harvey White Taken off	84′	–	–	25	1	0.14	3	–	7	1	1	–
Jordan Roberts	90′	–	–	21	2	0.46	2	1	4	2	1	–
Daniel Kemp Taken off	89′	–	–	27	2	0.13	–	–	5	1	1
Chem Campbell Taken off	68′	–	–	15	–	0.01	–	–	6	2	4	–
Phoenix Patterson Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Phillips Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	2	1	1

Forwards1 player


Jamie Reid	90′	1	–	3	1	0.36	0.14	1	5	–	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Cameron Dawson	90′	1	1	40	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Joe Rafferty	90′	1	2	–	5	3	33	1	–	–
Sean Raggett	90′	–	–	–	3	2	40	1	–	–
Lenny Agbaire	90′	3	–	1	6	2	35	–	–	–	–
Denzel Hall	90′	2	–	–	4	1	16	3	–	–	–
Reece James	90′	2	–	–	4	1	29	–	–	–	–
Ar'Jany Martha Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	2	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Liam Kelly Taken off	63′	–	–	26	–	0.01	3	1	4	3	1	–
Daniel Gore Taken off	63′	–	–	12	–	0.00	1	–	1	3	–	–
Joe Powell	90′	–	–	45	1	0.04	1	1	7	1	1	–
Dru Yearwood Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	13	–	0.00	–	–	3	1	1	–
Shaun McWilliams Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	14	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Sam Nombe Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	1	3	–	4	–
Jordan Hugill Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	0.07	–	3	–	11	–
Kion Etete Came on as a substituteTaken off	19′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.00	–	1	1	1	–
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

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

Stevenage win 51% Avg odds 1.84

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40

Rotherham United win 22% Avg odds 4.33

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

Form going into the game

Stevenage W L D D W

Rotherham United D L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Stevenage 1-1 Rotherham United, 27 Apr 25 Next meeting: Rotherham United 0-0 Stevenage, 03 Apr 26 All Stevenage vs Rotherham United 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.