Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Southampton (4th, 87 pts) held a 60-point advantage over Rotherham United (24th, 27 pts). On recent form Southampton sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Rotherham United 0.8 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Southampton 1.89 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rotherham United had gone 5 games without a win. Defeat had not touched Southampton in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Rotherham United had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Southampton, 11.
The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham (capacity 12,021). Southampton led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.