Match Report
11 points and 3 places separated them: Leyton Orient 20th with 52, Rotherham United 23rd with 41. Rotherham United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall.
Leyton Orient were winless in 5. Defeat had followed defeat for Rotherham United — three in succession.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Leyton Orient, 1 draw and 3 for Rotherham United, at 1.83 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 83% of the meetings won by the home side. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
J. Bell took charge of the match — our records show 91 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. Brisbane Road, capacity 9,271, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Rotherham United led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Rotherham United: Harry Gray (24'), S. Nombe (73')
Key stats
Possession: Leyton Orient 60% · Rotherham United 40% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 6-6