League One: Rotherham vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Rotherham and Blackpool and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rotherham welcome Blackpool on Saturday in the League One, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 41 match.

Form: Rotherham vs Blackpool

Rotherham Form

Rotherham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Wycombe in a 2-3 defeat. Crawley also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-4, before Rotherham were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Northampton. Rotherham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at New York Stadium in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Northampton, who were defeated by 0-2. Then, Bolton got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Reading by 3-0. Blackpool came through their last six away games in the League One with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded four.

Betting stats and facts for Rotherham and Blackpool

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rotherham and Blackpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Rotherham vs Blackpool

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Jonson Clarke-Harris will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Blackpool hope Sonny Carey can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Rotherham claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Blackpool won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run. Rotherham have not lost to Blackpool in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Blackpool scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Rotherham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Rotherham have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Blackpool.

Total goals

Rotherham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Blackpool played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.