Rotherham vs Bolton: result 3-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 16Kick-off on January 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM (UTC)AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Full time
What was the result of Rotherham vs Bolton?
Rotherham won 3-1 on January 11, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′M. WilksRotherham (pen.)
- 45′R. JamesRotherham
- 76′S. NombeRotherham
- 86′J. McAteeBolton
Official lineup for Rotherham vs Bolton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rotherham
4-2-3-1- 8S. Nombe
- 17S. McWilliams
- 14A. MacDonald
- 12M. Wilks
- 7J. Powell
- 24C. Humphreys
- 6R. James
- 16Z. Jules
- 22H. Odoffin
- 2J. Rafferty
- 20D. Phillips
Bolton
3-1-4-2- 45J. McAtee
- 19A. Collins
- 23S. Schön
- 4G. Thomason
- 31J. Randall
- 27R. Williams
- 16A. Morley
- 6G. Johnston
- 5Ricardo
- 15W. Forrester
- 1N. Baxter
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rotherham have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Bolton have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2025 | Huddersfield(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Lincoln(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Stockport County(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Wigan(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Mansfield Town(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2025 | Exeter City(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Mansfield Town(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Lincoln(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Barnsley(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Wycombe(away) | 0-0 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Rotherham wins, 1 draw, 2 Bolton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2022 | Rotherham 2-1 Bolton | League One |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Bolton 0-2 Rotherham | League One |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Rotherham 6-1 Bolton | League One |
| Dec 26, 2018 | Bolton 2-1 Rotherham | Championship |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Rotherham 1-1 Bolton | Championship |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Bolton 2-1 Rotherham | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Rotherham score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.6 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Bolton | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rotherham sit 23rd in League One (41 points from 46 matches) and Bolton sit 5th (75 points from 46 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 52 | 75 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 71 | 41 |
A question about Rotherham vs Bolton?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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