Swindon Town vs Rotherham United

31 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee I Searle

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jack Thomson 45+3’
  • Joseph Hungbo 81’
  • Denzel Hall 87’

Match summary

Swindon Town beat Rotherham United 2-1. Swindon Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Jack Thomson put Swindon Town ahead in first-half stoppage time, Joseph Hungbo made it 2-0 with a direct free kick in the 81st minute, and Denzel Hall pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 87th minute.

Shots finished 15-3 to Swindon Town, with 4 on target for Swindon Town and 2 for Rotherham United. Rotherham United had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

74% Possession 26%
15 Shots 3
4 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 0
98 Attacks 69
57 Dangerous attacks 20
563 Passes 208
80.1% Pass accuracy 48.1%
13 Tackles 17
10 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards (players) 2
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Swindon Town Rotherham United
Kick-off
4’
Jili BuyabuViolent conduct
Corner
9’
Matthew Virtue-ThickShot on target
14’
Corner
15’
Corner
34’
Corner
36’
Corner
38’
Corner
39’
Joe SnowdonShot on target
44’
Jack ThomsonRight foot shot1-0 (Swindon Town)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
50’
Jayce FitzgeraldShot on target
72’
79’
Dominic IorfaProfessional foul last man
80’
A. BruceManagerArgument
Joseph HungboFree Kick2-0 (Swindon Town)
81’
87’
Denzel HallRight foot shot2-1 (Rotherham United)
90+5’
Corner
90+7’
Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Swindon Town attacking 
10’ Stephan Negru (Swindon Town), from a corner, off target 14’ Matthew Virtue-Thick (Swindon Town), open play, saved 16’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, off target 18’ Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town), open play, off target 21’ Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town), open play, off target 30’ Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town), open play, off target 31’ Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 35’ Tom Nichols (Swindon Town), from a corner, off target 44’ Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town), set piece, saved 48’ Jack Thomson (Swindon Town), open play, goal 50’ Jayce Fitzgerald (Rotherham United), direct free kick, saved 70’ Dan Butler (Swindon Town), open play, off target 75’ Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town), open play, off target 81’ Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town), direct free kick, goal 87’ Denzel Hall (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 88’ Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town), open play, off target 90’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 90+2’ Sonny Aljofree (Rotherham United), open play, off target 10’ Stephan Negru (Swindon Town), from a corner, off target 14’ Matthew Virtue-Thick (Swindon Town), open play, saved 16’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, off target 18’ Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town), open play, off target 21’ Billy Kirkman (Swindon Town), open play, off target 30’ Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town), open play, off target 31’ Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 35’ Tom Nichols (Swindon Town), from a corner, off target 44’ Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town), set piece, saved 48’ Jack Thomson (Swindon Town), open play, goal 50’ Jayce Fitzgerald (Rotherham United), direct free kick, saved 70’ Dan Butler (Swindon Town), open play, off target 75’ Ollie Palmer (Swindon Town), open play, off target 81’ Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town), direct free kick, goal 87’ Denzel Hall (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 88’ Mitchell Clark (Swindon Town), open play, off target 90’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 90+2’ Sonny Aljofree (Rotherham United), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Swindon Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Ripley
Kirkman
Butler 75’
Negru
Ball 42’
Thomson
Virtue-Thick
Clark
Nichols 60’
Snowdon 76’
Drinan
Rotherham United 4-3-3 Starting XI
Eyestone
Ngwenya
Iorfa
Rafferty 55’
Hall
Fitzgerald
Austerfield 76’
Cover 55’
Buyabu
Mullin 76’
Nemane 55’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 1 36 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ – 2 – 8 8 63 2 – – –
90′ 3 – – 8 4 64 1 – – –
Dan Butler Taken off
75′ 2 – – 8 6 58 – – 1 –
Joel McGregor Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 7 – – – –
James Debayo Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – – 1 – 7 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
James Ball Taken off
42′ – – 30 1 – – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 69 – – 1 – 6 – – –
90′ 1 – 76 2 – 3 1 8 1 2 –
90′ – – 36 1 – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Tom Nichols Taken off
60′ – – 25 2 – – – 3 2 – –
Joe Snowdon Taken off
76′ – – 31 1 – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ – – 1 – – – – 2 – 15 –
Joseph Hungbo Came on as a substitute
48′ 1 – 1 1 – – 1 2 2 29 –
Ollie Palmer Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 – – – – 3 2 16 –
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

Swindon Town win 43% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.55
Rotherham United win 31% Avg odds 2.99

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

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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.