Stevenage vs Rotherham

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Lamex Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Durkin 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Stevenage 6 · Rotherham 23
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.14
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (11-5).
  • Rotherham controlled possession (56%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (2-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stevenage (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-7-3

Goals For / Against

27 / 14
Avg: 1.13 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.04

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

4
Rotherham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-2-17

Goals For / Against

17 / 39
Avg: 0.74 / 1.70

Points

14
Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.04
PPG
0.61
1.13
GF
0.74
0.58
GA
1.70
26%
O2.5
52%
39%
BTTS
30%
57%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Stevenage rank6th
Rotherham rank23rd
Stevenage points75
Rotherham points41
Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rotherham: #23 · 41 pts · GD -30
50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.
34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stevenage last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals6-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rotherham last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-10
Record1-0-4
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.

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 26%

Rotherham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Stevenage score at home87%
Stevenage clean sheet at home57%
Rotherham score away43%
Rotherham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Stevenage score first57%
Stevenage win after scoring first85%
Rotherham score first39%
Rotherham win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stevenage 83% · Rotherham 9%
Avg first goal minute: Stevenage 48.2' · Rotherham 32.0'

Vs league average

Stevenage score at home1.13 vs 1.48
Stevenage concede at home0.58 vs 1.15
Rotherham score away0.74 vs 1.15
Rotherham concede away1.70 vs 1.48
Stevenage score 24% below league average, while Rotherham score 36% below league average.
Defensive side: Stevenage are 49% below league average at home, and Rotherham are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.25
BTTS25%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Stevenage goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
31-45 0

Rotherham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
0
Total Shots
11
5
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
10
16
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
1
Total Passes
251
330
Passes Accurate
155
224
Passes %
62%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
8'
8' D. Kemp
35'
35' J. Rafferty
40' ⚽
⚽
40' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Reid
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Butler
48'
48' S. Raggett
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ Daniel Gore
1st substitution · For: A. Martha
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ L. Kelly
2nd substitution · For: D. Yearwood
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ J. Hugill
3rd substitution · For: K. Etete
68'
68' C. Goode
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ C. Campbell
1st substitution · For: P. Patterson
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ S. Nombe
4th substitution · For: S. McWilliams
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ H. White
2nd substitution · For: D. Phillips
87'
87' D. Phillips
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ D. Kemp
3rd substitution · For: J. Pattenden

Stevenage vs Rotherham 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stevenage beat Rotherham 1-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by James Durkin. It was played at Lamex Stadium.

First half: D. Kemp received a yellow card for Stevenage at 8'. J. Rafferty received a yellow card for Rotherham at 35'. Stevenage took the lead at 40' when J. Reid scored, with the assist credited to D. Butler, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. S. Raggett received a yellow card for Rotherham at 48'. Rotherham made their 1st substitution at 63', with Daniel Gore replacing A. Martha. Rotherham made their 2nd substitution at 63', with L. Kelly replacing D. Yearwood. Rotherham made their 3rd substitution at 63', with J. Hugill replacing K. Etete. C. Goode received a yellow card for Stevenage at 68'. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. Campbell replacing P. Patterson. Rotherham made their 4th substitution at 72', with S. Nombe replacing S. McWilliams. Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 84', with H. White replacing D. Phillips. D. Phillips received a yellow card for Stevenage at 87'. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with D. Kemp replacing J. Pattenden.

Stevenage used 3 substitutions while Rotherham used 4 substitutions. Stevenage got 3 yellow cards, while Rotherham got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (11-5).
  • Rotherham controlled possession (56%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (2-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Stevenage vs Rotherham Head-to-Head History by Season