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05:30:00

Rotherham 1 Cambridge 0: The match in numbers

Rotherham earned their first success of the season on Tuesday when they beat Cambridge 1-0 in the Capital One Cup.

It was a good response to Saturday's harrowing clash with MK Dons and Jordan Bowery's first-half goal was enough for the Millers.

Here's a numerical analysis of the game.


0 – The number of previous cup meetings between Rotherham and Cambridge.

2 - The number of defensive combinations for Rotherham so far this season.

2 - The number of debuts boss Steve Evans handed out against Cambridge, with first appearances for Lewis Buxton and Emmanuel Ledesma.

2 - The number of first-half goals the Millers have scored this season.

3 - The number of years since Rotherham last went out at the first-round stage of the League Cup.

3 - The number of League Cup games at the New York Stadium, all of which have ended in Rotherham wins.

4 - The number of changes Evans made to his side from Saturday's defeat to MK Dons, with Buxton, Ledesma, Lee Frecklington and Bowery coming into the starting XI.

4 – The number of years since Rotherham were beaten at home in the League Cup.

6 - The number of goals Bowery has scored for the Millers after his first-half injury-time header.

8 – The number of home games Rotherham are unbeaten against Cambridge in.

10 - The number of starts in all competitions Bowery has made for the Millers since joining last summer.

17 - The number of shots the Millers had against Cambridge, with just five hitting the target and one yielding a goal.

20 – The number of seasons since Rotherham were last beaten by lower league opposition in the League Cup.

41 – The number of home games Rotherham have played in the League cup since 1986, winning 20.

58 – The number of goals Rotherham have scored in those 40 matches.


4568 - The number of people that turned up to the New York Stadium to watch the game, with 408 of those of a Cambridge presuasion.

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