Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK

New York Stadium

Rotherham
2 - 1
Norwich

Lembikisa (22'), Hugill (40')
Hugill (36'), Rathbone (45+1')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Fassnacht (50')
Stacey (43')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stoke 6-1 Rotherham
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Norwich City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Bristol City 0-1 Norwich
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Rotherham United 0-3 Norwich City

While unbeaten Norwich are the top scorers in the Championship, winless Rotherham have the worst defensive record in the division. With that in mind, we expect the Canaries to soar to a comfortable victory over the Millers, who are on course to suffer a fourth defeat in five league outings. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 51.55%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 24.34% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.66%) and 0-2 (8.92%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 1-0 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Norwich City
24.34% ( 0)	24.11% ( 0)	51.55% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 53.95% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.43% (

-0.01)

47.57% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.22% (

-0)

69.77% (

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.16% (

33.84% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.49%

70.5%

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.55% (

-0)

18.45% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.37% (

-0.01)

49.63% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 24.34%

Norwich City 51.55%

Draw 24.1%

Rotherham United	Draw	Norwich City
1-0 @ 6.76% ( 0) 2-1 @ 6.19% ( 0) 2-0 @ 3.66% ( 0) 3-1 @ 2.24% 3-2 @ 1.89% 3-0 @ 1.32% Other @ 2.26% Total : 24.34%	1-1 @ 11.43% 0-0 @ 6.24% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.24% 3-3 @ 1.07% Other @ 0.13% Total : 24.1%	0-1 @ 10.55% 1-2 @ 9.66% ( -0) 0-2 @ 8.92% ( -0) 1-3 @ 5.44% ( -0) 0-3 @ 5.02% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.95% ( -0) 1-4 @ 2.3% ( -0) 0-4 @ 2.12% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.25% ( -0) Other @ 3.34% Total : 51.55%