Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Rotherham United (2nd, 90 pts) and Accrington Stanley (12th, 61 pts). Accrington Stanley had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Rotherham United were scoring 1.52 and conceding 0.72, Accrington Stanley 1.33 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Rotherham United came in having won four on the spin. 5 games without a win framed Accrington Stanley's arrival. Rotherham United had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Accrington Stanley, 4.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Rotherham United, 1 draw and 3 for Accrington Stanley, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham (capacity 12,021). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.