Plymouth Argyle vs Rotherham United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Plymouth Argyle play Rotherham United in EFL League One (England). The match date is 13 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Plymouth Argyle: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Rotherham United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Plymouth Argyle scores 1.63 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Rotherham United scores 0.89 and concedes 1.54. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plymouth Argyle 54%, Rotherham United 41%. Over 2.5: Plymouth Argyle 59%, Rotherham United 52%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.18. Plymouth Argyle: 13.8 shots per match, Rotherham United: 10.3.

Match halves

Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.89. Rotherham United: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.48.

Goals by minute

Plymouth Argyle: 31-45+ (16 goals). Rotherham United: 16-30 (8 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 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
6Shots16
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
2Shots on target2
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
0.75xG1.49
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1Corners12
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
30Dangerous attacks47
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
8Fouls11
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
3Cards2
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

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.

Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.63Goals scored / match0.89
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.37Goals conceded / match1.54
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
48%Average possession46%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
4.85Shots on target / match3.13
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.78Shots per match10.33
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
4.85Shots on target3.13
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
11.8%Shot conversion8.6%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
48%Possession46%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.53xG for1.18
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.39xG against1.45
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

Shooting quality

Plymouth Argyle: BalancedRotherham United: Balanced
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
Accuracy (shots on target)35%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.28

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 175% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle · 0.8 pts / match - Rotherham United

Plymouth Argyle
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W15% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-17
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-4-9
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
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 away (W-D-L)
4-2-17
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 83% better for: goals scored per match.

1.63 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 0.89 goals / match - Rotherham United

Plymouth Argyle is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.37 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.54 goals / match - Rotherham United

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

Rotherham United scoring profile: strong

Rotherham United scores in 57% of matches (26 of 46 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

75Goals scored (season)41
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
63Goals conceded (season)71
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
3Average goals in match2.43
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
11Goals scored (last 5)5
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal57%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
39%2 goals26%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
28%3 goals4%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
11%4 goals2%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal78%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
41%2 goals46%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
15%3 goals24%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
7%4 goals4%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham 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.

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

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time4%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
4%BTTS in both halves2%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
33%Scored in both halves11%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
100%BTTS - last 540%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham 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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.11 pts / match - Rotherham United

Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing
Rotherham United - half-time state
28% leading26% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.11
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.11
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
48%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
50%No goal before half-time67%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.59Points per match (2nd half)1
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.48
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
1.59Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
52%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United
37%No goal after half-time65%
Plymouth ArgyleRotherham United

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

43% W28% R28% P
63
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
10
16-30
16
11
31-45
13
13
46-60
16
7
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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.

* 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

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
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%

* 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

Plymouth ArgyleLigaRotherham United
Average goals in match 3.002.62 2.43
Both teams scored 54%52% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%51% 52%
Clean sheets 26%27% 22%
Goal before half-time 76%70% 78%
Goal after half-time 87%81% 72%

^ 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: Plymouth Argyle 0 - 0 - 1 Rotherham United. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Plymouth Argyle vs Rotherham United?

The EFL League One match finished Plymouth Argyle 1:0 Rotherham United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Plymouth Argyle vs Rotherham United?

Plymouth Argyle score 1.63 goals per game on average and Rotherham United 0.89. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Plymouth Argyle's matches and 41% of Rotherham United's.

What form are Plymouth Argyle and Rotherham United in?

Over the last 5 games Plymouth Argyle have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Rotherham United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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.