England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rotherham United and Sunderland, taking place on Friday, 29 December 2023, at AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham.
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Rotherham United, Recent FormRotherham United will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 1-0 home win against Middlesbrough. They came away from that fixture with 29% of the possession and clocked up 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target. By comparison, Middlesbrough managed 19 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Leam Richardson will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 4 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 10 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 11 of their 12 played at AESSEAL New York Stadium this season.
They will be looking to try and improve on a largely bad set of recent results that have seen them defeated in 4 of their last 6 league matches, with just a single victory recorded. It's fair to say they'll need a serious change of form if they want to start moving up the table. Their results in the league have been very poor so far this season, with only 3 wins from their 24 matches.
Sunderland, Recent FormSunderland will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their away outing against Hull City. In that game they recorded 43 % of the possession, with 17 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 10 shots on goal.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 6, and leading to valuable points being dropped.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
Jack Clarke will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Rotherham United in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Sunderland.
The 2-1 victory which Sunderland recorded last time these two sides met was no surprise to most.
The Black Cats will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Rotherham, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 9 meetings between the two.
In the league, Rotherham has a good track record when they host Sunderland, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Rotherham manager Leam Richardson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tyler Blackett (Hamstring), Shane Ferguson (Hernia), André Green (Achilles tendon), Grant Hall (Hip), Cameron Humphreys (Hamstring), Fred Onyedinma (Muscle) and Lee Peltier (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Michael Beale has a number of injury concerns in his Sunderland squad to contend with: Ajibola Alese (Unknown), Daniel Ballard (Hamstring), Dennis Cirkin (Hamstring), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament), Jay Matete (Knee surgery) and Timothée Pembélé (Cruciate ligament)
Rotherham United Playing at home | Sunderland Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 22' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 4 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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