Ace Football previews the Championship game between Rotherham and Birmingham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Only three rounds remain of Championship season, and both Rotherham and Birmingham look to bolster their account at New York Stadium this coming Saturday.
Form: Rotherham vs Birmingham
Rotherham Form
Rotherham have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Plymouth, before West Bromwich ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Swansea, who came out 1-0 winners. Rotherham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at New York Stadium in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded six goals.
Birmingham Form
In their last three matches, Birmingham lost against Leicester and Cardiff by 2-1 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Coventry by 3-0. Birmingham came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to four.
Betting stats for Rotherham and Birmingham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rotherham and Birmingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Rotherham have not won 30 of the last 32 matches
- Rotherham have not won 29 of the last 31 matches in the Championship
- In the last 13 Rotherham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Rotherham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rotherham have lost 7 of the last 9 matches without scoring a goal
- Birmingham have not won 19 of the last 21 away matches
- In 16 of the last 18 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have conceded in 20 of the last 21 away matches
- Birmingham have not won 17 of the last 19 away matches in the Championship
- Birmingham have conceded in 20 of the last 22 away matches in the Championship
Players on top: Rotherham vs Birmingham
It’s been a great season for Jay Stansfield so far with 12 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Birmingham want him to continue this productive spell against Rotherhamthis coming Saturday.
Betting markets: Rotherham vs Birmingham
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at New York Stadium across all tournaments Rotherham won two times, drew two and lost six times. Birmingham claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Rotherham only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Birmingham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rotherham have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Birmingham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Rotherham only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Birmingham claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Rotherham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Birmingham played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process.
Suggested bet: Rotherham vs Birmingham
To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Rotherham vs Birmingham mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Rotherham vs Birmingham: Who wins the game?
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