Rotherham v Blackpool result

Full-time · Rotherham 0–3 Blackpool

League One · Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Rotherham · Blackpool · Head-to-head

Rotherham 0–3 Blackpool — Blackpool won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackpool won 3–0 at Rotherham in League One on Wednesday 10 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Rotherham out-shot Blackpool 17 to 11 and created the better chances, 2.03 xG to 1.49 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Blackpool led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Blackpool: Daniel Edward Peter Imray (2’, assisted by Joshua Bowler), Tom Bloxham (18’) and Ashley Fletcher (85’, assisted by Christopher Hamilton).

Discipline

Neil Hair, England showed four yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Rotherham: Kian Spence (45’); Blackpool: Jordan Brown (20’), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (61’) and F. Horsfall (82’).

What it changes

Rotherham move down from 13th to 15th (19 league matches played). Rotherham have scored 41 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Rotherham have conceded 71 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Blackpool move up from 23rd to 22nd (19 league matches played). Blackpool have scored 54 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackpool have conceded 65 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs.

Blackpool’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 19, across 12 matches. Rotherham are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Joshua Bowler (Blackpool) 7.1, Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) 5.9 and Daniel Edward Peter Imray (Blackpool) 5.0 led the match.

Head-to-head

Rotherham are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Blackpool, every meeting checked.

Next up

Rotherham next host Crawley Town on 14 November 2026.

Blackpool next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Crawley Town, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Blackpool: AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Rotherham 0–3 Blackpool · League One
Referee: Neil Hair, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Rotherham 4 · draws 2 · Blackpool 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Rotherham 1W 4D 0L · Blackpool 2W 1D 2L

Rotherham 0–3 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.86 / 4

Corners

against 6.29 / 6.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.86 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 6 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 2.75

Cards

against 2.29 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.86 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.14 for · 16.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.14 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.86 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Neil Hair, England.

Rotherham

Rotherham Defensive

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. 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
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
Daniel Gore n 8	90	1.3 5/4	1.8 7/4	H. Coulson
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0.6 4/1	0.6 4/1	J. Brown
R. James n 8	84.3	1.2 6/3	0 0/0	M. Ihiekwe
J. Rafferty n 8	85.4	0.7 3/1	0.5 3/1	M. Ihiekwe
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Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	2 6/5
J. Powell n 8	89.3	1.5 6/3
R. James n 8	84.3	1.7 6/5
J. Rafferty n 8	85.4	1.3 6/3
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Rotherham Attacking

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. James n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Rafferty n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. James n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Rafferty n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Blackpool

Blackpool Goalkeeper

Blackpool — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Peacock-Farrell	18	901620 min	563.1 /90	281.6 /90	10.1 /90

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	4.4 7/5

Blackpool Defensive

Blackpool — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Casey	20	901795 min	301.5 /90	351.8 /90	160.8 /90	1196 /90	170.9 /90	30.2 /90
Z. Ashworth	10	59591 min	223.4 /90	91.4 /90	30.5 /90	6610.1 /90	142.1 /90	30.5 /90
F. Horsfall	9	72646 min	30.4 /90	71 /90	40.6 /90	527.2 /90	50.7 /90	10.1 /90
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	7	61425 min	71.5 /90	51.1 /90	30.6 /90	255.3 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90
J. Husband	1	2929 min	13.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. 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
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0.6 4/1	0.9 5/2	—
J. Brown n 8	77.6	1.2 5/2	1 5/2	J. Powell
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
M. Ihiekwe n 8	88.8	0.9 5/1	1 6/1	J. Rafferty
H. Coulson n 8	66.1	1 4/2	1.7 6/3	Daniel Gore
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Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	89.4	1.9 4/3
J. Brown n 8	77.6	1.7 6/5
M. Ihiekwe n 8	88.8	2.2 8/5
H. Coulson n 8	66.1	2.4 7/4
A. Fletcher n 8	86.5	0.7 2/2
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Blackpool Attacking

Blackpool — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Fletcher	17	741258 min	70.5 /90	20.1 /90	201.4 /90	110.8 /90	120.9 /90	120.9 /90
T. Bloxham	17	661114 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	131.1 /90	80.6 /90	121 /90	121 /90
J. Brown	19	821554 min	00 /90	30.2 /90	100.6 /90	30.2 /90	120.7 /90	60.3 /90
H. Coulson	17	771303 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.2 /90	00 /90	50.3 /90	40.3 /90
L. Evans	15	691034 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	100.9 /90	10.1 /90	111 /90	40.3 /90
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Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	77.6	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
H. Coulson n 8	66.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 7 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brown n 8	77.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Coulson n 8	66.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rotherham		Blackpool
58%	Possession	42%
2.03	Expected goals (xG)	1.49
17	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	8
11	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	10
10	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
367	Passes	284
74%	Pass accuracy	67%

Rotherham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
J. Rafferty	90	0	0	1	2	0	5.9
D. Hall	90	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
Daniel Gore	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
K. Spence	90	3	2	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Powell	90	0	0	6	0	0	7.6
A. Martha	90	1	0	3	1	0	6.9
J. Hugill	90	3	1	0	0	0	6
H. Douglas	45	2	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Benson	44	1	0	1	1	0	6.2
R. James	28	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Baptiste sub	62	2	0	0	1	0	7.3
Marvin Marvellous Kaleta sub	46	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
T. Holmes sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.6

Blackpool Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Peacock-Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	8.3
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.7
G. Honeyman	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
H. Coulson	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
A. Fletcher	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
J. Brown	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
J. Husband	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Bloxham	81	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	62	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	8
J. Bowler	62	0	1	3	3	3	2	0	7.3
A. Morgan sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Lyons sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Evans sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Z. Ashworth sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Hamilton sub	9	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	6.9

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

RotherhamDWDDD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BlackpoolWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Rotherham 4 · 2 draws · Blackpool 0 · 2 goals/game

2025-04-05 Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool
2025-02-11 Blackpool 0–0 Rotherham
2023-02-11 Blackpool 0–0 Rotherham
2022-09-14 Rotherham 3–0 Blackpool
2020-01-01 Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool
2019-10-12 Blackpool 1–2 Rotherham

League standing · 2025/26

Rotherham#23 pos41 pts46 pl-30 GD

Blackpool#13 pos60 pts46 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored0.89

Blackpool scored1.17

Rotherham conceded1.54

Blackpool conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Rotherham and Blackpool?: In their last 6 meetings, Rotherham won 4, Blackpool won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rotherham and Blackpool?: Recent form — Rotherham 1W 4D 0L; Blackpool 2W 1D 2L.

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