Rotherham v Southend prediction

League One · Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:00 GMT · AESSEAL New York Stadium

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Match preview, in numbers

The match

Rotherham host Southend in League One on Saturday 14 March (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Southend have conceded 85 goals, the most of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Rotherham have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

11 of Rotherham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of Rotherham’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Rotherham have five wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 2.13 points per game, scoring 2.25 and conceding 1.13. Rotherham have scored 61 goals, the second-most (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Rotherham have conceded 38 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs.

11 of Southend’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of Southend’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, Southend have one win, one draw and five defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.57 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 2.29. Southend have scored 39 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Rotherham are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Rotherham (second) and Southend (22nd) are 43 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Rotherham the stronger side, 9 rating points above Southend (Rotherham 1310, Southend 1301, after at least 127 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 December 2019, finished Southend 2–2 Rotherham.

Team news

By TACTIX Impact, Daniel Barlaser (3.2 per match over 30 appearances, two goals and five assists) and Matt Crooks (3.0 per match over 36 appearances, 10 goals and two assists) have been Rotherham’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Rotherham (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Daniel Barlaser averages 2.9 key passes per 90 over 2202 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Matt Crooks averages 0.9 key passes per 90 over 2858 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

By TACTIX Impact, Stephen McLaughlin (3.0 per match over 26 appearances, four goals and four assists) and S. Mantom (2.8 per match over 20 appearances, two goals and six assists) have been Southend’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Southend (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Stephen McLaughlin averages 1.3 key passes per 90 over 2135 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. S. Mantom averages 2.1 key passes per 90 over 1581 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:00 GMT · League One · AESSEAL New York Stadium
Referee: M. Edwards
Head-to-head (last 3): Rotherham 1 · draws 1 · Southend 1 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Rotherham 1W 3D 1L · Southend 1W 0D 4L

Rotherham v Southend (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.17 / 5.14

Corners

against 4 / 5.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.33 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4.86 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.57

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.29 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2020. 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	Southend for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.17 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.83 for · 7.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.57 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.43 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Rotherham

Rotherham Goalkeeper

Rotherham — 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
D. Iversen	37	903330 min	902.4 /90	411.1 /90	10 /90
L. Price	1	9090 min	55 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: 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 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	2.4 5/2
L. Price n 3	90	4.3 3/2

Rotherham Defensive

Rotherham — 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
M. Ihiekwe	36	903240 min	501.4 /90	551.5 /90	60.2 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	421.2 /90	30.1 /90
M. Olosunde	33	802639 min	792.7 /90	351.2 /90	60.2 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	471.6 /90	50.2 /90
R. Wood	24	862054 min	251.1 /90	391.7 /90	140.6 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	231 /90	30.1 /90
J. Mattock	22	891959 min	271.2 /90	301.4 /90	10 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	200.9 /90	40.2 /90
C. Robertson	19	871647 min	181 /90	191 /90	90.5 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	150.8 /90	30.2 /90
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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 March 2020. 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
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	2.1 7/7	0.8 4/1	—
M. Crooks n 8	87.5	2.2 6/6	1 5/2	—
B. Wiles n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0.9 4/1	—
M. Olosunde n 8	80.4	1.3 5/3	1.5 5/5	—
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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 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	1.8 7/6
M. Crooks n 8	87.5	3.1 7/6
B. Wiles n 8	61.1	2.2 5/4
M. Olosunde n 8	80.4	3.2 7/5
M. Smith n 8	86.8	0.6 3/2
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Rotherham Attacking

Rotherham — 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
M. Smith	33	752479 min	100.4 /90	20.1 /90	692.5 /90	281 /90	301.1 /90	140.5 /90
F. Ladapo	30	682043 min	160.7 /90	20.1 /90	914 /90	381.7 /90	170.7 /90	200.9 /90
K. Vassell	20	601194 min	40.3 /90	30.2 /90	332.5 /90	110.8 /90	201.5 /90	120.9 /90
C. Morris	18	641148 min	30.2 /90	30.2 /90	332.6 /90	100.8 /90	141.1 /90	110.9 /90
J. Koroma	3	2266 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.7 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	11.4 /90
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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 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.4 3/0
M. Crooks n 8	87.5	2.2 6/6	0.6 3/2
B. Wiles n 8	61.1	1.5 5/3	0.4 2/0
M. Olosunde n 8	80.4	0.1 1/0	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 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ihiekwe n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Crooks n 8	87.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Wiles n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
M. Olosunde n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Southend

Southend Goalkeeper

Southend — 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
M. Oxley	18	901616 min	663.7 /90	402.2 /90	10.1 /90
N. Bishop	13	901170 min	362.8 /90	382.9 /90	00 /90
P. Gunnarsson	3	90270 min	62 /90	62 /90	00 /90

Southend — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Southend before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Oxley n 8	89.5	2.6 6/6
N. Bishop n 8	90	3.2 6/4

Southend Defensive

Southend — 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
E. Bwomono	33	902957 min	531.6 /90	260.8 /90	160.5 /90	not recorded in League One	200.6 /90	40.1 /90
T. Dieng	20	881766 min	371.9 /90	261.3 /90	191 /90	not recorded in League One	271.4 /90	50.3 /90
R. Kiernan	20	811614 min	140.8 /90	181 /90	90.5 /90	not recorded in League One	170.9 /90	40.2 /90
N. Ralph	17	861457 min	251.5 /90	211.3 /90	80.5 /90	not recorded in League One	110.7 /90	40.2 /90
H. Lennon	16	771224 min	110.8 /90	151.1 /90	141 /90	not recorded in League One	191.4 /90	40.3 /90
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Southend — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Southend before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. 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
E. Bwomono n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0.5 4/0	—
M. Milligan n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.6 4/1	—
S. McLaughlin n 8	86.8	1 7/1	0.9 5/2	—
T. Dieng n 8	90	0.9 4/3	0.8 4/2	—
R. Kiernan n 8	90	0.8 4/1	0.4 3/0	—
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Southend — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Southend before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Bwomono n 8	90	2.4 7/5
M. Milligan n 8	90	3.1 7/7
S. McLaughlin n 8	86.8	1.4 5/3
T. Dieng n 8	90	1.8 7/3
R. Kiernan n 8	90	0.4 2/1
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Southend Attacking

Southend — 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
B. Goodship	20	681357 min	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	201.3 /90	60.4 /90	120.8 /90	80.5 /90
S. Humphrys	20	661323 min	50.3 /90	00 /90	533.6 /90	201.4 /90	141 /90	231.6 /90
S. Cox	18	781408 min	30.2 /90	00 /90	322 /90	90.6 /90	231.5 /90	70.4 /90
C. Kelman	16	59945 min	50.5 /90	00 /90	212 /90	121.1 /90	30.3 /90	10.1 /90
T. Hopper	15	721082 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	181.5 /90	60.5 /90	141.2 /90	50.4 /90
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Southend — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Southend before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Bwomono n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
M. Milligan n 8	90	1.3 7/3	0.1 1/0
S. McLaughlin n 8	86.8	2.7 8/4	0.8 5/1
T. Dieng n 8	90	1.1 4/4	0.1 1/0
R. Kiernan n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Southend — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Southend before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Bwomono n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Milligan n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. McLaughlin n 8	86.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
T. Dieng n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Kiernan n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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Recent form

RotherhamDWDDL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

SouthendLLLLW

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Rotherham 1 · 1 draw · Southend 1 · 3.67 goals/game

2019-12-14 Southend 2–2 Rotherham
2018-03-24 Southend 2–0 Rotherham
2017-08-12 Rotherham 5–0 Southend

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Rotherham#2 pos62 pts35 pl+23 GD

Southend#22 pos19 pts35 pl-46 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored1.74

Southend scored1.11

Rotherham conceded1.09

Southend conceded2.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Rotherham and Southend?: In their last 3 meetings, Rotherham won 1, Southend won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rotherham and Southend?: Recent form — Rotherham 1W 3D 1L; Southend 1W 0D 4L.

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