Match Report
34 points separated the sides: Bolton Wanderers 5th on 75, Rotherham United 23rd on 41. Recent form told a different story for Bolton Wanderers: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th.
Bolton Wanderers carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Rotherham United, 1 draw and 5 for Bolton Wanderers, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 77% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 69% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 69%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.4 goals per game across the last five against 3.38 historically.
Goal scorers
Rotherham United: S. Nombe (42'), S. Nombe (39') · Bolton Wanderers: C. Forino (51'), S. Dalby (83')
Key stats
Possession: Rotherham United 37% · Bolton Wanderers 63% · Total shots: 10-20 · On target: 5-10 · Corners: 7-6