England - EFL League TwoHighbury StadiumData current as of 15 October 2026

Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United: match statistics

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Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fleetwood Town play Rotherham United in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Highbury Stadium.

Current form

Fleetwood Town: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Rotherham United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fleetwood Town scores 1.00 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Rotherham United scores 1.20 and concedes 1.60. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fleetwood Town 60%, Rotherham United 70%. Over 2.5: Fleetwood Town 30%, Rotherham United 50%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Fleetwood Town has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.35. Fleetwood Town: 14.7 shots per match, Rotherham United: 12.4.

Match halves

Fleetwood Town: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.50. Rotherham United: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Fleetwood Town: 31-45+ (3 goals). Rotherham United: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.44)
(3.36)
(2.64)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1Goals scored / match1.2
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1.1Goals conceded / match1.6
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
50%Average possession52%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
3.7Shots on target / match3.9
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.7Shots per match12.4
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
3.7Shots on target3.9
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
6.8%Shot conversion9.7%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
50%Possession52%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1.52xG for1.35
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1.36xG against1.27
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

Shooting quality

Fleetwood Town: AttackingRotherham United: Balanced
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
Accuracy (shots on target)25%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Rotherham United is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Fleetwood Town · 1 pts / match - Rotherham United

Fleetwood Town
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
20% W50% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-3
1.10 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Rotherham United
DWDLL
Season result split
20% W40% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Rotherham United is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Fleetwood Town · 1.2 goals / match - Rotherham United

Fleetwood Town is 45% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Fleetwood Town · 1.6 goals / match - Rotherham United

Fleetwood Town scoring profile: very strong

Fleetwood Town scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 matches).

Rotherham United scoring profile: very strong

Rotherham United scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Fleetwood Town keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

10Goals scored (season)12
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
11Goals conceded (season)16
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
2.1Average goals in match2.8
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal80%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
20%2 goals30%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0%3 goals10%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0%4 goals0%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal90%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
30%2 goals40%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
10%3 goals20%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0%4 goals10%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time40%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
10%BTTS in both halves10%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
20%Scored in both halves20%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
80%BTTS - last 560%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Fleetwood Town is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.1 pts / match - Fleetwood Town · 0.9 pts / match - Rotherham United

Fleetwood Town - half-time state
20% leading50% draw30% trailing
Rotherham United - half-time state
10% leading60% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.1Points per match (1st half)0.9
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1.1Average goals (1st half)1.4
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
50%Clean sheet before half-time30%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
50%No goal before half-time50%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per match (2nd half)1.2
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
1Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
60%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United
50%No goal after half-time50%
Fleetwood TownRotherham United

Fleetwood Town - second-half results

30% W50% D20% L
11
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rotherham United - second-half results

20% W60% D20% L
9
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Fleetwood Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Rotherham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Fleetwood Town
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
3
3
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Rotherham United
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
2
3
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.45
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Fleetwood Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Rotherham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Fleetwood TownLigaRotherham United
Average goals in match▼ 2.102.48▲ 2.80
Both teams scored▲ 60%53%▲ 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 30%43%▲ 50%
Clean sheets▲ 30%28%▼ 10%
Goal before half-time▲ 70%66%▲ 80%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%76%▼ 70%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
0.99
Away goals / match
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Fleetwood Town and Rotherham United play?

Fleetwood Town face Rotherham United on 17 October 2026 in EFL League Two at Highbury Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United?

Fleetwood Town score 1.00 goals per game on average and Rotherham United 1.20. The EFL League Two average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Fleetwood Town's matches and 70% of Rotherham United's.

What form are Fleetwood Town and Rotherham United in?

Over the last 5 games Fleetwood Town have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Rotherham United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.