Rotherham vs Northampton

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🕒 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 AESSEAL New York Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Young 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Rotherham 23 · Northampton 24
Referee Stats
5 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.60
Reds avg 0.40
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 20%
Draws 60%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Rotherham outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Rotherham controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Rotherham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 32
Avg: 1.04 / 1.39

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7
Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43
Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

13
Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
0.57
1.04
GF
0.70
1.39
GA
1.87
52%
O2.5
52%
52%
BTTS
43%
52%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Rotherham rank23rd
Northampton rank24th
Rotherham points41
Northampton points35
Rotherham: #23 · 41 pts · GD -30
50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.
Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35
56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rotherham last 5 home

D L L D D
Points3/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Northampton last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals4-14
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rotherham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Rotherham score at home70%
Rotherham clean sheet at home26%
Northampton score away52%
Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Rotherham score first52%
Rotherham win after scoring first42%
Northampton score first17%
Northampton win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rotherham 25% · Northampton 7%
Avg first goal minute: Rotherham 30.5' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Rotherham score at home1.04 vs 1.48
Rotherham concede at home1.39 vs 1.15
Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15
Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48
Rotherham score 29% below league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.
Defensive side: Rotherham are 21% above league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Rotherham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 3

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
31-45 7
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
18
10
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
13
4
Fouls
13
9
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
332
217
Passes Accurate
244
135
Passes %
73%
62%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Rotherham vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season