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Rotherham's defeat to Cardiff in numbers
Any Rotherham fan who thought that their Sky Bet Championship survival was in the bag after Saturday's vital win over Millwall got a rude awakening after a limp display against Cardiff on Tuesday. The Millers were undone by 11 minutes of madness in the first half where they gifted the Bluebirds three goals and three points, but it didn't get much better for them for the rest of the game. If you can bear it, here's a numerical analysis of the game.
-18 - The number which the Millers' goal difference
currently stands at after the drubbing, still better than Millwall’s, but
inferior to those above them.
0 – The number of changes which boss Steve Evans made to his
starting XI after Craig Morgan missed out again with a knee injury.
1.51 – The number on average of goals conceded each game by
the Millers this season.
2 – The number of goals Danny Ward has scored in his last
two games for the Millers.
4 – The number of defeats coming on a Tuesday night after
the Millers have won the previous Saturday.
5 – The number of defeats the Millers have suffered this
season by a two-goal margin, four of them coming at home.
6 – The number of home defeats the Millers have suffered
this season, still two less than the 2012/13 campaign in League Two.
7 – The number of times the Millers have conceded three
goals this season, four at home.
10 - The number of goals the Millers have scored in the
76-90-minute period of games this season.
10 – The number of shots on goal the Millers managed against
a Cardiff team who were there for the taking.
11 – The number of minutes which the Millers gifted Cardiff
three goals in a decisive first-half period.
12 – The number of goals the Millers have conceded in their
last four games.
13 - The number of times in the Championship this season
where the Millers have been losing at half-time.
16 - The number of years since the Millers last beat Cardiff, going all the way back to 1999.
16 – The number of goals the Millers have conceded in the
six games when Morgan has not been playing this season.
20 – The number of times the Millers have conceded the first
goal in Championship games this season.
21 - The number of first-half goals the Millers have
conceded this season after they went in at the break 3-0 down.
23 – The number of second-half goals the Millers have scored
after Ward’s late consolation.
53 – The number of total goals the Millers have conceded so
far this season.
846 – The number of total minutes the Millers have been
trailing in the Championship this season.