Match Report
Sheffield Wednesday, 20th with 53 points, sat 26 points above Rotherham United (24th, 27). Sheffield Wednesday ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Rotherham United 0.8 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Sheffield Wednesday 0.96 and 1.48, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rotherham United entered with six losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Rotherham United, 9/15 for Sheffield Wednesday.
15 meetings are on record — 5 won by Rotherham United, 7 by Sheffield Wednesday, 3 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won.
AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,021. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.