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Rotherham vs Manchester City U21: result 5-0 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup stage · Matchday 8Kick-off on October 26, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Rotherham
5-0
Manchester City U21

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What was the result of Rotherham vs Manchester City U21?

Rotherham won 5-0 on October 26, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 51′W. GriggRotherham
  • 63′K. SadlierRotherham (pen.)
  • 66′J. HullRotherham
  • 81′K. SadlierRotherham
  • 90′K. SadlierRotherham

Official lineup for Rotherham vs Manchester City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rotherham

3-4-1-2
  1. 36C. Durose
  2. 14M. Miller
  1. 19J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode
  1. 10F. Ladapo
  2. 34J. Gratton
  3. 7K. Sadlier
  4. 35J. Hull
  1. 22H. Odoffin
  2. 15T. Bola
  3. 6R. Wood
  1. 1V. Johansson

Manchester City U21

4-3-3
  1. 48L. Delap
  2. 90R. Lavia
  3. 52Oscar Bobb
  1. 92Micah Hamilton
  2. 87J. McAtee
  3. 82R. Lewis
  1. 62S. Charles
  2. 79L. Mbete
  3. 94F. Burns
  4. 97J. Wilson-Esbrand
  1. 84C. Slicker
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rotherham have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Manchester City U21 have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Rotherham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 23, 2021Milton Keynes Dons(away)3-0League One
Oct 19, 2021Wycombe(home)0-0League One
Oct 16, 2021Portsmouth(home)4-1League One
Oct 5, 2021Scunthorpe(home)4-1EFL Trophy
Oct 2, 2021Cheltenham(away)2-0League One
Manchester City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2021Doncaster(away)1-2EFL Trophy
Aug 24, 2021Scunthorpe(away)3-0EFL Trophy
Dec 8, 2020Tranmere(away)1-2EFL Trophy
Nov 17, 2020Lincoln(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Sep 29, 2020Scunthorpe(away)4-0EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Rotherham wins, 1 draw, 0 Manchester City U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2017Rotherham 1-1 Manchester City U21EFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Rotherham vs Manchester City U21 on Aug 15, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Rotherham score 2.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City U21 score 1.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rotherham2.10.785/156/15
Manchester City U211.91.359/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Rotherham sit 2nd in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Manchester City U21 sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Rotherham3201756
3Manchester City U213102783

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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

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