MX23RW : Thursday, January 30 18:00:54| >> :300:86500:86500:
Blackburn logo
Bristol City
Burnley logo
Cardiff City logo
Coventry City
Derby logo
Hull logo
Leeds logo
Luton Town
Middlesbrough logo
Millwall logo
Norwich logo
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Preston North End logo
QPR logo
Sheffield United logo
Sheffield Wednesday logo
Stoke logo
Sunderland
Swansea logo
Watford logo
West Brom logo
Championship header 2

Championship
Leicester logo
Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
King Power Stadium
Rotherham logo

Leicester
3 - 0
Rotherham

Daka (60', 65' pen.), Casadei (72')
Fatawu (45')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Johansson (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions
Last Game: Birmingham 2-3 Leicester
Monday, December 18 at 8pm in Championship

Rotherham United

All competitions
Last Game: Plymouth 3-2 Rotherham
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Leicester City 3-0 Rotherham United

 With 42 points already separating these sides ahead of the halfway point of the campaign, it is difficult to look past a resounding home win on Saturday. Given the momentum on their side and the quality in their ranks, Maresca's side should overwhelm the Millers on home turf. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 74.26%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 9.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.19%) and 3-0 (10.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.81%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (3.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Leicester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Leicester City.

Result
Leicester CityDrawRotherham United
74.26%16.42% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02) 9.32% (0.0151 0.02)
Both teams to score 45.41% (0.105 0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.62% (0.108 0.11)41.38% (-0.108 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.22% (0.109 0.11)63.78% (-0.109 -0.11)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.41% (0.027000000000001 0.03)9.59% (-0.028 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.92% (0.063000000000002 0.06)32.08% (-0.064 -0.06)
Rotherham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.23% (0.102 0.1)49.77% (-0.101 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.5% (0.071 0.07)84.5% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 74.25%
    Rotherham United 9.32%
    Draw 16.42%
Leicester CityDrawRotherham United
2-0 @ 13.11% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
1-0 @ 11.19% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
3-0 @ 10.25% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.15% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.15% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 6.01%
4-1 @ 4.19% (0.012 0.01)
5-0 @ 2.82% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.5% (0.011 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.97% (0.008 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.46% (0.008 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.1% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 3.36%
Total : 74.25%
1-1 @ 7.81% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.77% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-2 @ 3.19% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 16.42%
0-1 @ 3.33% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-2 @ 2.72% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-2 @ 1.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 9.32%

How you voted: Leicester vs Rotherham

Leicester City
94.1%
Draw
5.9%
Rotherham United
0.0%
34
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Rotherham
1-2
Leicester
Onyedinma (53')
Rathbone (87'), C (90')
McAteer (12', 84')
Mavididi (89'), Hermansen (90+3')
> Preview
Jul 27, 2019 3pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Rotherham
2-2
Leicester
Morris (38'), Ihiekwe (81')
Iheanacho (11', 69')
Jul 29, 2015 7.45pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Rotherham
1-2
Leicester
Ward (82')
Mahrez (58'), Nugent (74')
> Match Report
Aug 5, 2014 7.45pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Rotherham
1-3
Leicester
Agard (59')
Ulloa (29', 39'), Drinkwater (64')
> Match Report
Dec 26, 2004 3pm
Leicester
0-1
Rotherham

Scowcroft (79')
Barker (37')
Junior (12'), Barker (59'), Campbell-Ryce (72'), Monkhouse (81')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
> View full version> Yesterday's results
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522
> Championship Full Table


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!