Sunderland vs Rotherham United

19 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jobe Bellingham 22’, 52’
  • Hakeem Odofin 20’

Match summary

Sunderland came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Rotherham United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Hakeem Odofin put Rotherham United ahead in the 20th minute, Jobe Bellingham equalised with a header in the 22nd minute, and Bellingham won it in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Rotherham United's 0.63 from 4.

Match stats

Sunderland Rotherham United
11 Shots 4
4 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 0.63
1.39 Non-penalty xG 0.63

Key events

Sunderland Rotherham United
Kick-off
20’
Hakeem Odofin0-1 (Rotherham United)
Jobe Bellingham1-1 (Sunderland)
22’
Half-time1-1
Jobe Bellingham2-1 (Sunderland)
52’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Dennis Cirkin
  • Jobe Bellingham
Rotherham United
  • Cohen Bramall

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 1.39 0.63 20’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), 0-1 20’ 22’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 1-1 22’ 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 2-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.63 20’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), 0-1 Odofin 20’ 22’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 1-1 Bellingham 22’ 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 2-1 Bellingham 52’
Sunderland 1.39 xGRotherham United 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Sunderland attacking 
54’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.46 xG, blocked 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 22’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 59’ Tyler Blackett (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.30 xG, off target 48’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 20’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 81’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Joshua Kayode (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.46 xG, blocked 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 22’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 59’ Tyler Blackett (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.30 xG, off target 48’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 20’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 81’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Joshua Kayode (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
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90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
85′ 2 – 3 1.07 – –
90′ – – 4 0.18 – – –
Bradley Dack Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
Alex Pritchard Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Lynden Gooch Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Luís Semedo Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
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

Sunderland win 60% Avg odds 1.59
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Rotherham United win 17% Avg odds 5.64

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.