Low-Block Fortress
Northampton
Northampton handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 11 shots blocked or saved on 43.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Shots blocked
- 7
- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 1
League Two · Matchday 7Northampton
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Rotherham
P. Mullin 73'
League Two
Matchday 7Northampton0–1Rotherham
1.33
Expected goals
1.63
73′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NOR 1.33, ROT 1.63.
Match report
Northampton 0-1 Rotherham
Rotherham edged out Northampton 1-0 at Sixfields Stadium in League Two. Mullin opened the scoring for Rotherham on 73' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Northampton 1.33, Rotherham 1.63. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Rotherham held 57.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Northampton graded out for low-block fortress — 43.0% possession and 7 shots blocked. Rotherham graded out for better chances — 0.15 xg per shot and 11 v 17 shots.
Josh Powell came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.3 for Northampton from 1 shot and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 25 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Northampton conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
43%Possession57%
17Shots11
1.33xG1.63
What the numbers say
2 readsBetter Chances
Rotherham
Rotherham did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.08.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.08
- Shots
- 11 v 17
Timeline
🟨48'
Josh Austerfield
Foul
🔄60'
J. Buyabu ↑ D. Iorfa ↓
🟨66'
Ossama Ashley
Foul
H. Saunders ↑ S. Chambers ↓
🔄67'
🔄67'
K. Spence ↑ O. Ashley ↓
🔄67'
T. Bradshaw ↑ F. Tavares ↓
Max Dyche
Foul
🟨72'
⚽73'
P. Mullin (Pen)
🔄79'
K. Ngwenya ↑ P. Mullin ↓
🔄79'
E. Adegboyega ↑ A. Nemane ↓
L. Briggs ↑ O. Dale ↓
🔄81'
M. Warhurst ↑ M. Dyche ↓
🔄82'
Tyrese Fornah
Foul
🟨85'
C. Lemonheigh-Evans ↑ N. Opoku ↓
🔄87'
S. Hoskins ↑ T. Fornah ↓
🔄87'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSixfields Stadium, Northampton
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished