England - EFL League TwoAESSEAL New York StadiumData current as of 22 September 2026

Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra: match statistics

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Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rotherham United play Crewe Alexandra in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium.

Current form

Rotherham United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Crewe Alexandra: 0-5-0, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rotherham United scores 1.43 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Crewe Alexandra scores 1.00 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rotherham United 71%, Crewe Alexandra 57%. Over 2.5: Rotherham United 57%, Crewe Alexandra 14%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Rotherham United has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.42. Rotherham United: 13.4 shots per match, Crewe Alexandra: 13.4.

Match halves

Rotherham United: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.86. Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Rotherham United: 76-90+ (3 goals). Crewe Alexandra: 76-90+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.09)
(3.54)
(3.15)

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 UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.43Goals scored / match1
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.43Goals conceded / match0.71
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
50%Average possession50%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
4.29Shots on target / match3.86
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.43Shots per match13.43
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
4.29Shots on target3.86
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
10.6%Shot conversion7.4%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
50%Possession50%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.44xG for1.42
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.31xG against1.68
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Shooting quality

Rotherham United: BalancedCrewe Alexandra: Balanced
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.26

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.

Rotherham United is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Rotherham United · 1 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Rotherham United
WDLDW
Season result split
29% W43% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-2
1.29 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 at home
1-2-0
DWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Crewe Alexandra
DDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W71% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-0
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-5-0
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 away
1-2-0
WDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 80%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.

Rotherham United is 43% better for: goals scored per match.

1.43 goals / match - Rotherham United · 1 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra is 101% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.43 goals / match - Rotherham United · 0.71 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Rotherham United scoring profile: strong

Rotherham United scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

10Goals scored (season)7
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
10Goals conceded (season)5
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
2.86Average goals in match1.71
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
8Goals scored (last 5)5
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal86%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
43%2 goals14%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
14%3 goals0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0%4 goals0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal57%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
43%2 goals14%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
14%3 goals0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0%4 goals0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time29%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
14%BTTS in both halves0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
29%Scored in both halves0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
60%BTTS - last 580%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

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

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time57%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time14%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

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.

Rotherham United is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / match - Rotherham United · 0.71 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Rotherham United - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing
Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
0% leading71% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per match (1st half)0.71
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.29
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.43Average goals (1st half)0.86
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
29%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
57%No goal before half-time71%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per match (2nd half)2.14
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.14
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
1.43Average goals (2nd half)0.86
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
43%Clean sheet after half-time86%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra
29%No goal after half-time43%
Rotherham UnitedCrewe Alexandra

Rotherham United - second-half results

29% W71% D0% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

57% W43% D0% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rotherham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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
1
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
2
76-90

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

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

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

* 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

2.28
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 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.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 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.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
152%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.97
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

* 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 Two).

Teams vs league

Rotherham UnitedLigaCrewe Alexandra
Average goals in match 2.862.52 1.71
Both teams scored 71%51% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%44% 14%
Clean sheets 14%29% 43%
Goal before half-time 86%70% 57%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 57%

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

2.52
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
0.94
Away goals / match
+68%
Home attack advantage
+41%
Home defence advantage
+38%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra play?

Rotherham United face Crewe Alexandra on 26 September 2026 in EFL League Two at AESSEAL New York 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 Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra?

Rotherham United score 1.43 goals per game on average and Crewe Alexandra 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Rotherham United's matches and 57% of Crewe Alexandra's.

What form are Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra in?

Over the last 5 games Rotherham United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Crewe Alexandra 0-5-0 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.