FA Cup · 1/128-finals 
Our pick Home win Missed
Bromley and Rotherham seek a cup lift amid league struggles
Both clubs arrive in the FA Cup first round after difficult runs in their own leagues. Bromley’s home advantage meets Rotherham’s edge from their previous cup meeting.
📍 Copperjax Community Stadium
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Match report
Final result: Bromley 0-2 Rotherham.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 13–11; Shots on target: 3–5; Corners: 6–2.
Goals
- 45+1' Sonny Aljofree · Josh Austerfield · Rotherham
- 56' Tom Bradshaw · Aaron Nemane · Rotherham
Cards
- 30' jacob mendy · Bromley
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Bromley · 4-2-3-1
- 30S. GeorgeG
- 21Kamari Antonio GrantD
- 3R. TaylorD
- 17J. MendyD
- 12Marcus Lemar IfillM
- 6G. SavilleM
- 22K. ContehM
- 28J. McKiernanM
- 10J. JonesF
- 19M. MillerF
- 20V. AdeboyejoF
Coach: Byron Webster
Rotherham · 3-5-2
- 1T. CannG
- 12D. HallD
- 14Sonny AljofreeD
- 5K. NgwenyaD
- 33B. WilliamsD
- 23A. NemaneM
- 28Brandon Ashley CoverM
- 4J. AusterfieldM
- 15Jayce FitzgeraldM
- 9T. BradshawF
- 19George Sebine
Coach: A. Bruce
Match facts
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rotherham | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last meetings
- 2021 Rotherham 3-0 Bromley
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.82 – 1.02
- Double chance
- 1X · 80%12 76% · X2 44%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 54%Over 1.5: 78% · Over 3.5: 32%
- Both teams score
- 54%
- Clean sheet
- 36% – 16%Bromley–Rotherham
- Half-time result
- 1 · 41%X 40% · 2 19%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 35%X/1 18% · X/X 14%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A cup tie between troubled league campaigns
Bromley are 24th in League One with nine points after 13 matches, while Rotherham sit 22nd in League Two on 12 points from 14. The positions come from different divisions, but both clubs have work to do in their league campaigns as they meet in the FA Cup first round at Copperjax Community Stadium on Saturday.
The contrast is less about league momentum than about what each side can draw on: Bromley have home advantage, while Rotherham have the memory of a commanding result in this fixture. A cup win would offer either team a welcome change of focus.
Both sides arrive after defeats
Bromley’s last five league games have brought a draw and four defeats, with their most recent match ending in defeat. Rotherham have also struggled, taking two draws and losing three of their last five league games; their latest outing was a defeat.
Neither side therefore carries a winning run into the tie. Bromley’s home setting may help, but their recent league sequence leaves little room for complacency. Rotherham, meanwhile, will need to turn a difficult run into a more assured cup performance.
Rotherham hold the recent cup edge
The teams’ most recent meeting came in the FA Cup in November 2021, when Rotherham won 3-0. Rotherham have won their only meeting with Bromley, with no draw and no Bromley victory, giving the visitors a clear historical edge—though a result from five years ago cannot decide this tie.
The key is turning pressure into a goal
The numbers lean towards Bromley, with the home side projected to create more attacking threat. That gives the hosts a route to impose themselves, but their league form suggests they cannot afford to let the match drift without making that advantage count.
Rotherham’s previous 3-0 win offers a reminder of their potential in this matchup, yet their own recent run has been short on victories. If Bromley can make home advantage matter, they may have the narrow edge in a contest between two sides looking for relief.
Our prediction
Bromley’s home setting and greater projected attacking threat point to a narrow win, even with their poor league run. Rotherham’s earlier cup success keeps the tie competitive, but the hosts look more likely to find the decisive goal.
Bromley 1-0 Rotherham
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