Rotherham United got their first league win in weeks last night at home to Northampton Town – but what do the stats tell us?

Formation

The Millers  started with a 3–4-1-2 formation while Northampton went 3-4-3

Possession and Attacking Threat

Rotherham won the possession stakes with 60%

The Millers  had18  shots at goal, 6 coming from outside the box, and 5 on target

The Cobblers had 10 shots on goal, 4 from outside the box and 4 on target

Touches in the opposition box went the way of the hosts 29 to 11

Passing Accuracy And Build Up Play

Rotherham had 332 total passes and a 73% passing accuracy. They played 42 backward passes, 57 long balls and had 79 successful passes in the final third.

Northampton had 217 total passes with a 62% passing accuracy and played 42 backward passes, 62 long balls and had 41 successful passes in the final third.

Defensive Effort And Discipline

Tackles Won –  Rotherham  and Northampton both won 50% each

Fouls Committed –  Rotherham committed 13 fouls, Northampton 9

Yellow Cards –  There were 3 yellow cards all going to Millers players

TEAMS

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