Rotherham v Sunderland result

Full-time · Rotherham 5–1 Sunderland

League One · Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · AESSEAL New York Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Rotherham 5–1 Sunderland — Rotherham won this League One match.

Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Shrewsbury, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rotherham 5–1 Sunderland · League One
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium · Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Referee: D. Rock
Head-to-head (last 1): Rotherham 0 · draws 1 · Sunderland 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Rotherham 4W 1D 0L · Sunderland 2W 1D 2L

Rotherham 5–1 Sunderland (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.38 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.5 / 6.2

Corners

against 6 / 5.8 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.75 / 5.2

Shots on target

against 2.25 / 3.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.8

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.6 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.1 yellows

Referee · D. Rock

1.5 home / 1.6 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2021. 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	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.5 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.75 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 16.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Rock — 3.1 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.2 fouls over 10 matches (1.5 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 1.5Away 1.6

Rotherham

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. 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. Rathbone n 8	90	3.1 8/7	1.1 5/1	Ross Stewart
M. Miller n 8	52.6	2.6 5/5	1.5 4/2	—
M. Smith n 8	88.9	2.5 8/5	1 5/3	Dan Neil
F. Ladapo n 8	40.3	2.5 7/1	1.1 3/1	—
H. Odoffin n 8	47.8	2.4 5/4	0.9 3/1	—

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Sadlier n 8	53.6	3.4 7/4	2.1 7/2
M. Smith n 8	88.9	3 8/7	1.8 5/4
F. Ladapo n 8	40.3	2.8 6/2	0.6 2/0
B. Wiles n 8	72.6	2.2 7/4	0.5 2/1
W. Grigg n 8	63.6	1.6 4/2	0.9 4/1

Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Smith n 8	88.9	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0
B. Wiles n 8	72.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
D. Barlaser n 8	84.6	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
M. Miller n 8	52.6	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
W. Grigg n 8	63.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Rathbone n 8	90	4.3 8/7
J. Lindsay n 8	75.3	3.1 8/6
M. Miller n 8	52.6	2.8 6/4
R. Edmonds-Green n 8	90	2.3 6/5
M. Ihiekwe n 8	85.5	2 7/4

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Vickers n 8	90	2.9 7/4
V. Johansson n 8	90	1.8 4/1

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. 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. Embleton n 8	57	1.8 6/3	0.4 2/0	—
Ross Stewart n 8	79.1	1.7 3/3	1.7 6/4	O. Rathbone
Dan Neil n 8	66.8	1.5 5/2	1.2 3/1	M. Smith
C. Evans n 8	54.6	1.4 4/3	1 5/0	—
A. Pritchard n 8	49	1.4 4/2	2.8 7/3	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ross Stewart n 8	79.1	2 5/4	1.1 4/3
A. O'Brien n 8	69	2 6/5	1 5/1
Leon Dajaku n 8	40.8	1.7 6/0	1.1 4/0
N. Broadhead n 8	40.4	1.7 4/1	1.1 4/0
A. McGeady n 8	75.6	1.5 4/2	0.6 3/1

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. McGeady n 8	75.6	0.1 1/0	0.6 3/1
E. Embleton n 8	57	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Ross Stewart n 8	79.1	0.6 2/2	0 0/0
Leon Dajaku n 8	40.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
A. Pritchard n 8	49	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	90	3 8/7
Dennis Cirkin n 8	80.9	2.4 6/5
A. McGeady n 8	75.6	2.1 7/5
C. Doyle n 8	75.5	2.1 6/4
Dan Neil n 8	66.8	1.7 6/3

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Hoffmann n 8	90	3.1 8/5
L. Burge n 8	90	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Rotherham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Vickers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Edmonds-Green	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.5
M. Ihiekwe	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.9
W. Harding	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
D. Barlaser	90	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	8
O. Rathbone	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7.5
B. Wiles	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Ladapo	90	2	1	4	3	3	0	0	8.7
C. Ogbene	75	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7
S. Ferguson	75	0	1	0	0	2	1	Y	7.3
M. Smith	75	2	1	2	2	1	1	Y	9
K. Sadlier sub	15	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
M. Miller sub	15	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Kayode sub	15	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	7.5

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Hoffmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6
C. Doyle	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.2
Dennis Cirkin	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Dan Neil	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.5
Ross Stewart	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.5
Leon Dajaku	59	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
A. McGeady	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	RY	5.3
L. O'Nien	45	0	0	0	0	2	1	Y	6.3
E. Embleton	45	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
B. Wright sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Gooch sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Evans sub	31	0	0	2	2	0	1	Y	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 Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

RotherhamWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

SunderlandLWWLD

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

Head-to-head last 1

Rotherham 0 · 1 draw · Sunderland 0 · 2 goals/game

2019-09-17 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Rotherham#2 pos90 pts46 pl+37 GD

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored1.52

Sunderland scored1.72

Rotherham conceded0.72

Sunderland conceded1.15

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

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