Rotherham United vs Northampton Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

27/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Aesseal New York Stadium (Rotherham).

League One - Round 29
Referee: Young A. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.82	0.84
Ball possession
61%	39%
Total shots
18	10
Shots on target
5	4
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
13	4
Passes
73% (244/332)	62% (135/217)
Yellow cards
3	0
Expected goals (xG)
1.82	0.84
xG on target (xGOT)
1.07	1.30
Total shots
18	10
Shots on target
5	4
Shots off target
6	4
Blocked shots
7	2
Shots inside the box
12	6
Shots outside the box
6	4
Hit the woodwork
0	1
Headed goals
2	0
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
13	4
Touches in opposition box
29	11
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	2
Free kicks
9	13
Passes
73% (244/332)	62% (135/217)
Long passes
37% (21/57)	32% (20/62)
Passes in final third
68% (79/117)	52% (41/79)
Crosses
18% (7/38)	22% (5/23)
Expected assists (xA)
1.38	0.71
Throw ins
27	27
Fouls
13	9
Tackles
50% (9/18)	55% (6/11)
Duels won
58	59
Clearances
33	44
Interceptions
6	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	3
xGOT faced
1.30	1.07
Goals prevented
0.30	-0.93

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
26', 0 - 1, Eaves T. ⚽, Guthrie J. (A),
28', Nombe S. 🟨,
39', Kaleta M. ↓, Martha A. ↑,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', James R. ↓, Gore D. ↑,
46', Gray H. 🟨,
58', 1 - 1, Gray H. ⚽, Powell J. (A),
71', Willis J. ↓, Dyche M. ↑,
71', Burroughs J. ↓, Swyer K. ↑,
73', Spence K. ↓, Adegboyega E. ↑,
81', Eaves T. ↓, Evans J. ↑,
82', List E. ↓, Vale J. ↑,
82', Hoskins S. ↓, Jacobs M. ↑,
84', 2 - 1, Adegboyega E. ⚽, Powell J. (A),
86', McWilliams S. ↓, Yearwood D. ↑,
90+2', Rafferty J. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Rotherham United
44.9%

Draw
29%

Northampton Town
26%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.6%

29.1%

28.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

44.7%

27.7%

27.1%

Rotherham United - Northampton Town Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.09 ↓ (2.15)	3.24 ↑ (3.15)	3.57 ↑ (3.23)	6.8% (9.3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Rotherham United - Northampton Town?

Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Rotherham will win (votes: 13 - 65%). Northampton will win (votes: 3 - 15%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 20%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Rotherham: 44.1% – 85.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DNB - Northampton (2.29) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - Rotherham (1.32) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Rotherham United will win (5 of 5 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 7 high ROI users predict this event. Rotherham (votes: 6 - 85.7%). Northampton (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

We will watch a tense game between outsiders (ranked 23 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 21 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Rotherham won 5.
Rotherham has suffered several defeats recently (last 5 games: 0 wins).
Northampton has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Rotherham might have a minor edge in this game.
There will not play in Rotherham: Benson J. (Injury) Douglas H. (Inactive) Hall D. (Inactive) Hatton B. (Inactive) Kayode J. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Northampton: Fornah T. (Inactive) Shaw L. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Rotherham: Gore D. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Northampton: Edwards K. (Injury) Forbes M. (Inactive) McGeehan C. (Injury)
In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Rotherham won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 14:2. (average 1.8:0.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Rotherham won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 7:1. (average 1.8:0.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Rotherham United won against Northampton Town?

Rotherham United has won 3 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Northampton Town won against Rotherham United?

Northampton Town has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Rotherham United - Northampton Town were as follows:

11.10.2025 Northampton Town - Rotherham United 1:2

01.04.2025 Northampton Town - Rotherham United 0:2

14.12.2024 Rotherham United - Northampton Town 3:0

Latest results of Rotherham United

24.01.2026 Rotherham United - AFC Wimbledon 1:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Stockport County - Rotherham United 3:2 ✺

13.01.2026 Huddersfield Town - Rotherham United 3:0 ✺

10.01.2026 Bradford City - Rotherham United Postponed ✺

04.01.2026 Rotherham United - Mansfield Town Postponed ✺

Latest results of Northampton Town

24.01.2026 Blackpool - Northampton Town 2:0 ✺

17.01.2026 Northampton Town - Wycombe Wanderers 1:2 ✺

14.01.2026 Northampton Town - Walsall 4:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Bolton Wanderers - Northampton Town 0:0 ✺

01.01.2026 Northampton Town - Stockport County 0:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

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      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
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