Rotherham United vs Blackpool: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rotherham United play Blackpool in EFL League One (England). The match date is 10 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:3.

Current form

Rotherham United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Blackpool: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rotherham United scores 0.89 and concedes 1.54 goals per match. Blackpool scores 1.17 and concedes 1.41. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rotherham United 41%, Blackpool 46%. Over 2.5: Rotherham United 52%, Blackpool 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Rotherham United has higher xG: 1.18 vs 1.16. Rotherham United: 10.3 shots per match, Blackpool: 9.9.

Match halves

Rotherham United: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.48. Blackpool: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Rotherham United: 16-30 (8 goals). Blackpool: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
18Shots11
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
4Shots on target8
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.89xG1.37
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
10Corners3
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
65Dangerous attacks16
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
12Fouls16
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1Cards3
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
0.89Goals scored / match1.17
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.54Goals conceded / match1.41
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
46%Average possession46%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
3.13Shots on target / match3.35
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.33Shots per match9.87
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
3.13Shots on target3.35
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
8.6%Shot conversion11.9%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
46%Possession46%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.18xG for1.16
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.45xG against1.59
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Shooting quality

Rotherham United: BalancedBlackpool: Balanced
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
Accuracy (shots on target)30%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Blackpool is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Rotherham United · 2.4 pts / match - Blackpool

Rotherham United
LWLDL
Season result split
22% W24% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-25
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-9-8
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Blackpool
LWWWW
Season result split
37% W20% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-9-20
1.30 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-14
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackpool is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Rotherham United · 1.17 goals / match - Blackpool

Blackpool is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.54 goals / match - Rotherham United · 1.41 goals / match - Blackpool

Rotherham United scoring profile: strong

Rotherham United scores in 57% of matches (26 of 46 matches), while Blackpool keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Blackpool scoring profile: very strong

Blackpool scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

41Goals scored (season)54
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
71Goals conceded (season)65
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
2.43Average goals in match2.59
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
9Goals conceded (last 5)2
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal72%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
26%2 goals30%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
4%3 goals13%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
2%4 goals2%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal72%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
46%2 goals41%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
24%3 goals15%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
4%4 goals11%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Rotherham United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.19 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

4%BTTS at half-time15%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
2%BTTS in both halves2%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
11%Scored in both halves17%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
40%BTTS - last 520%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackpool is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / match - Rotherham United · 1.26 pts / match - Blackpool

Rotherham United - half-time state
28% leading26% draw46% trailing
Blackpool - half-time state
28% leading41% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per match (1st half)1.26
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.52
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.07
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
50%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
67%No goal before half-time59%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
0.48Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
48%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool
65%No goal after half-time52%
Rotherham UnitedBlackpool

Rotherham United - second-half results

22% W35% R43% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding79%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 22%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Blackpool - second-half results

33% W26% R41% P
58
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rotherham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Blackpool - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Rotherham United
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
8
11
16-30
6
12
31-45
7
13
46-60
8
11
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Blackpool
ScoredConceded
9
6
0-15
10
9
16-30
5
10
31-45
8
11
46-60
8
11
61-75
14
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rotherham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Blackpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Rotherham UnitedLigaBlackpool
Average goals in match 2.432.62 2.59
Both teams scored 41%52% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%51% 48%
Clean sheets 22%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 78%70% 65%
Goal after half-time 72%81% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Rotherham United 0 - 0 - 1 Blackpool. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Rotherham United vs Blackpool?

The EFL League One match finished Rotherham United 0:3 Blackpool. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rotherham United vs Blackpool?

Rotherham United score 0.89 goals per game on average and Blackpool 1.17. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Rotherham United's matches and 46% of Blackpool's.

What form are Rotherham United and Blackpool in?

Over the last 5 games Rotherham United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Blackpool 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rotherham United vs Blackpool?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.