Rotherham v Blackpool result

Full-time · Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool

League One · Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:00 GMT · AESSEAL New York Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool — Rotherham won this League One match.

Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Blackpool: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool · League One
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium · Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Referee: J. Adcock
Head-to-head (last 3): Rotherham 3 · draws 0 · Blackpool 0 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Rotherham 2W 2D 1L · Blackpool 1W 2D 2L

Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.67 / 4

Corners

against 4.17 / 4.57 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.83 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 2.43

Cards

against 2 / 2.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rotherham for / against	Line	Blackpool for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.67 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.83 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.83 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.43 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Rotherham

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Jones n 8	73.4	2.5 7/5	1.2 5/3	—
M. Crooks n 8	65.4	2.4 7/3	1 4/1	Jordan Thompson
K. Vassell n 8	38.9	2 3/2	2.3 6/1	—
F. Ladapo n 8	81.8	1.9 7/5	1.5 5/4	S. Kaikai
C. Morris n 8	59.6	1.9 5/4	2.3 5/3	—

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Ladapo n 8	81.8	4.3 8/8	2.1 6/5
C. Morris n 8	59.6	3.2 7/4	0.8 3/1
M. Smith n 8	52	2.2 6/4	1.1 4/1
K. Vassell n 8	38.9	2 3/3	0.9 2/1
M. Crooks n 8	65.4	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0

Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Ladapo n 8	81.8	1 5/2	0 0/0
M. Smith n 8	52	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
C. Ogbene n 8	70	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Morris n 8	59.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lindsay n 8	65.6	3.1 8/6
J. Hastie n 8	50.6	2.7 5/3
B. Jones n 8	73.4	2.6 6/5
M. Olosunde n 8	82.3	2.2 7/5
D. Barlaser n 8	84.9	2 6/3

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	2.8 4/4

Blackpool

Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Nuttall n 8	30.1	3.7 5/2	0.7 1/1	—
Jordan Thompson n 8	58.5	2.7 6/5	3.7 6/5	M. Crooks
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	90	1.9 8/4	0.9 5/1	—
S. Kaikai n 8	60.4	1.9 5/2	0.9 4/1	F. Ladapo
C. Tilt n 8	63.8	1.8 6/2	2.3 5/5	—

Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gnanduillet n 8	79	4.1 8/6	1.9 7/5
J. Nuttall n 8	30.1	2.2 3/2	1.1 3/0
S. Kaikai n 8	60.4	2 5/3	0.9 3/2
C. Guy n 8	42.4	1.6 3/2	0.3 1/0
M. Virtue-Thick n 8	76.6	1.2 6/2	0.3 2/0

Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Gnanduillet n 8	79	0.7 3/2	0 0/0
L. Feeney n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Nuttall n 8	30.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
S. Scannell n 8	42.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Virtue-Thick n 8	76.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Guy n 8	42.4	3.5 4/3
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	90	2.3 6/5
Ryan Edwards n 8	90	2.1 7/5
C. MacDonald n 6	49.7	2.1 3/2
M. Virtue-Thick n 8	76.6	1.8 7/3

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Howard n 8	85.5	2.1 5/2
J. Alnwick n 8	82.5	1.8 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rotherham		Blackpool
54%	Possession	46%
13	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	2
8	Shots inside the box	5
10	Corners	4
2	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
369	Passes	309
63%	Pass accuracy	58%

Rotherham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
A. Thompson	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.1
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
R. Wood	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
M. Olosunde	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Ogbene	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Crooks	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	Y	6.7
D. Barlaser	90	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.3
M. Smith	81	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.7
B. Wiles	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Ladapo	63	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
K. Vassell sub	27	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.5
J. Hastie sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
C. Morris sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Blackpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Howard	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Heneghan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Ryan Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Husband	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.4
Jay Francis Spearing	90	0	0	1	1	1	8	Y	7.3
M. Virtue-Thick	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	Y	6.7
N. Delfouneso	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Gnanduillet	90	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	7.7
O. Turton	86	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
Jordan Thompson	45	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	7
S. Kaikai	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.1
C. Tilt	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Nuttall	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Feeney	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Rotherham v Blackpool — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

RotherhamLDDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BlackpoolWDLLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Rotherham 3 · 0 draws · Blackpool 0 · 2.33 goals/game

2019-10-12 Blackpool 1–2 Rotherham
2018-05-05 Rotherham 1–0 Blackpool
2017-12-09 Blackpool 1–2 Rotherham

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Rotherham#2 pos62 pts35 pl+23 GD

Blackpool#13 pos45 pts35 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored1.74

Blackpool scored1.26

Rotherham conceded1.09

Blackpool conceded1.23

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Rotherham and Blackpool?: In their last 3 meetings, Rotherham won 3, Blackpool won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rotherham and Blackpool?: Recent form — Rotherham 2W 2D 1L; Blackpool 1W 2D 2L.

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