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Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 5, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire

Fleetwood Town
2-0
Rotherham

Full time

What was the result of Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham?

Fleetwood Town won 2-0 on August 5, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 16′C. McAlenyFleetwood Town
  • 66′C. McAlenyFleetwood Town

Official lineup for Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Fleetwood Town

3-5-2
  1. 7J. Hiwula-Mayifuila
  2. 10C. McAleny
  1. 11Bobby Grant
  2. 8K. Dempsey
  3. 18G. Glendon
  4. 6Nathan Louis Pond
  5. 2L. Coyle
  1. 3A. Bell
  2. 12C. Bolger
  3. 5A. Eastham
  1. 21A. Cairns

Rotherham

4-4-2
  1. 10D. Ball
  2. 9J. Proctor
  1. 4W. Vaulks
  2. 7A. Forde
  3. 11J. Taylor
  4. 8Lee Frecklington
  1. 2J. Emmanuel
  2. 20M. Ihiekwe
  3. 5S. Ajayi
  4. 3J. Mattock
  1. 1R. O'Donnell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fleetwood Town have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Rotherham have 1, 3 and 11.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Fleetwood Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2017Bradford(home)0-0League One
May 4, 2017Bradford(away)0-1League One
Apr 30, 2017Port Vale(home)0-0League One
Apr 22, 2017Gillingham(away)3-2League One
Apr 17, 2017Millwall(home)1-0League One
Rotherham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2017Derby(home)1-1Championship
Apr 29, 2017Preston(away)1-1Championship
Apr 22, 2017Ipswich(home)1-0Championship
Apr 17, 2017Reading(away)1-2Championship
Apr 14, 2017Birmingham(home)1-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Fleetwood Town win, 1 draw, 2 Rotherham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2014Rotherham 1-0 Fleetwood TownLeague Cup
Dec 10, 2013Fleetwood Town 2-1 RotherhamEFL Trophy
Apr 13, 2013Rotherham 2-1 Fleetwood TownLeague Two
Nov 6, 2012Fleetwood Town 1-1 RotherhamLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Rotherham vs Fleetwood Town on Aug 12, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Fleetwood Town score 1.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Rotherham score 0.8 and concede 2.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Fleetwood Town1.10.884/155/15
Rotherham0.82.218/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
23Rotherham46101125417141

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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