Rotherham United vs Manchester City U21 – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

28/10/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Aesseal New York Stadium (Rotherham).

EFL Trophy
Referee: O'Connor J. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.89	1.84
Ball Possession
50%	50%
Total shots
12	16
Shots on target
8	6
Big Chances
4	2
Corner Kicks
2	3
Passes
77% (300/390)	79% (309/392)
Yellow Cards
1	3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.89	1.84
xG on target (xGOT)
2.93	1.78
Total shots
12	16
Shots on target
8	6
Shots off target
2	7
Blocked Shots
2	3
Shots inside the Box
9	11
Shots outside the Box
3	5
Hit the Woodwork
1	1
Headed Goals
2	0
Big Chances
4	2
Corner Kicks
2	3
Touches in opposition box
20	28
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
2	0
Free Kicks
9	9
Passes
77% (300/390)	79% (309/392)
Long passes
44% (36/82)	33% (14/43)
Passes in final third
54% (46/85)	62% (56/91)
Crosses
22% (4/18)	14% (1/7)
Expected assists (xA)
0.70	0.81
Throw-ins
32	16
Fouls
9	9
Tackles
33% (6/18)	64% (14/22)
Duels won
56	52
Clearances
12	26
Interceptions
10	8
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	4
xGOT faced
1.78	2.93
Goals prevented
-0.22	-1.07

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 2)
3', 0 - 1, Sangare M. ⚽, Breckin K. (A),
18', Heskey R. 🟨,
22', Kelly L. 🟨,
36', 0 - 2, Gray C. ⚽, Heskey R. (A),
2nd Half (4 - 0)
46', Hugill J. ↓, Martha A. ↑,
54', Braithwaite K. 🟨,
55', 1 - 2, McWilliams S. (Pen),
57', 2 - 2, Ayres J. ⚽,
62', McWilliams S. ↓, Gore D. ↑,
62', Heskey R. ↓, Muir A. ↑,
62', Hall D. ↓, Powell J. ↑,
63', McAidoo R. ↓, Lawrence E. ↑,
66', 3 - 2, Powell J. ⚽,
69', Parker H. 🟨,
69', 4 - 2, Raggett S. ⚽, Martha A. (A),
71', Breckin K. ↓, Oboavwoduo J. ↑,
76', Holmes J. ↓, Clarke J. ↑,
79', Headley D. ↓, Noble K. ↑,
79', Braithwaite K. ↓, Naylor S. ↑,
79', Kelly L. ↓, Douglas H. ↑,

Chances of winning

Rotherham United
40.9%

Draw
25.4%

Manchester City U21
33.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

48.3%

23.7%

28%

Our Initial ML Estimation

50.2%

22.8%

26.9%

Rotherham United - Manchester City U21 Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.33 ↑ (1.91)	3.69 ↓ (3.9)	2.79 ↓ (3.3)	5.8% (8.3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

Preview Facts

Rotherham has shown excellent form with a series of wins in recent matches (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Man City U21's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Rotherham may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Rotherham might have a minor edge in this game.
In the last 1 head-to-head match, Rotherham won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:0.
Including home match between the teams, Rotherham won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:0.

How many head-to-head matches has Rotherham United won against Manchester City U21?

Rotherham United has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Manchester City U21 won against Rotherham United?

Manchester City U21 has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Rotherham United - Manchester City U21 were as follows:

Latest results of Rotherham United

25.10.2025 Barnsley - Rotherham United 0:1 ✺

18.10.2025 Rotherham United - Leyton Orient 1:0 ✺

11.10.2025 Northampton Town - Rotherham United 1:2 ✺

07.10.2025 Rotherham United - Oldham Athletic 3:2 ✺

02.10.2025 Rotherham United - Bradford City 2:2 ✺

Latest results of Manchester City U21

25.10.2025 Blackburn Rovers U21 - Manchester City U21 2:0 ✺

05.10.2025 Manchester City U21 - Reading U21 3:0 ✺

26.09.2025 Manchester City U21 - Southampton U21 3:3 ✺

23.09.2025 Bolton Wanderers - Manchester City U21 3:0 ✺

31.08.2025 Manchester United U21 - Manchester City U21 2:1 ✺

English EFL Trophy Table

2025/26

Group 1

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Salford	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
2	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	1	6:6	3
3	Wolves U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:6	3
4	Wigan	2	0	0	0	2	1:4	0

Group 2

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	0	7:1	6
2	Tranmere	2	1	1	0	0	4:3	5
3	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	3:7	3
4	Nottingham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 3

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bradford City	2	2	0	0	0	7:2	6
2	Doncaster	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
3	Grimsby	2	0	0	0	2	1:5	0
4	Everton U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 4

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Lincoln	2	2	0	0	0	6:0	6
2	Barnsley	2	1	0	0	1	6:4	3
3	Notts Co	2	1	0	0	1	2:4	3
4	Manchester Utd U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:8	0

Group 5

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bolton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Rotherham	3	2	0	0	1	7:5	6
3	Manchester City U21	3	1	0	0	2	7:8	3
4	Oldham	2	0	0	0	2	3:8	0

Group 6

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Harrogate	2	2	0	0	0	2:0	6
2	Huddersfield	2	1	0	0	1	6:3	3
3	Newcastle Utd U21	2	0	1	0	1	4:8	2
4	Mansfield	2	0	0	1	1	2:3	1

Group 7

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Port Vale	2	2	0	0	0	6:1	6
2	Fleetwood	2	1	1	0	0	6:2	5
3	Accrington	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1
4	Leeds U21	2	0	0	0	2	1:8	0

Group 8

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Crewe	2	2	0	0	0	9:1	6
2	Burton	2	1	0	0	1	2:1	3
3	Chesterfield	2	1	0	0	1	2:7	3
4	Liverpool U21	2	0	0	0	2	0:4	0

Group 9

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Arsenal U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
2	Exeter	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
3	Newport	2	1	0	0	1	2:2	3
4	Cardiff	2	1	0	0	1	1:1	3

Group 10

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Plymouth	2	2	0	0	0	8:2	6
2	Bristol Rovers	2	1	1	0	0	5:4	5
3	Cheltenham	3	0	1	0	2	2:5	2
4	Tottenham U21	3	0	0	2	1	8:12	2

Group 11

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Northampton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Walsall	3	1	1	0	1	3:2	5
3	Shrewsbury	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
4	Chelsea U21	3	0	0	1	2	1:6	1

Group 12

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	West Ham U21	3	2	0	0	1	9:6	6
2	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Swindon	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	MK Dons	2	0	0	0	2	1:6	0

Group 13

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	12:4	9
2	AFC Wimbledon	2	1	0	0	1	4:6	3
3	Bromley	2	0	1	0	1	4:5	2
4	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	1	2	6:11	1

Group 14

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	0	0	6:2	9
2	Crawley	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Peterborough	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	Aston Villa U21	3	0	0	0	3	4:9	0

Group 15

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Colchester	2	2	0	0	0	4:2	6
2	Gillingham	2	1	0	0	1	5:3	3
3	Wycombe	2	1	0	0	1	4:3	3
4	Fulham U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 16

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Luton	3	2	0	0	1	8:5	6
2	Barnet	3	1	1	0	1	5:7	5
3	Cambridge Utd	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
4	Brighton U21	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1