League One: Stockport County vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 42 match between Stockport County and Rotherham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Rotherham come to Edgeley Park for the League One match this coming Saturday, Stockport County will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 4 in the League One standings, Stockport County, have so far collected 74 points this season, while Rotherham collected 54 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 41 rounds.

Form: Stockport County vs Rotherham

Stockport County Form

In their last three outings, Stockport County won 2-1 against Burton, beat Stevenage by 3-0 and hammered Exeter 0-2. Stockport County showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Edgeley Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target ten times, while letting in three themselves.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Northampton got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Blackpool got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Bolton was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Rotherham. Rotherham won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding five times.

Betting stats and facts for Stockport County and Rotherham

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

Players in form: Stockport County vs Rotherham

It is a great season for Kyle Wootton, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Stockport County will rely on his services to gun down Rotherham.

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Full-time result

Stockport County won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Rotherham won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Stockport County didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Edgeley Park. Rotherham have not lost to Stockport County in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored first in six of their last ten home games. Rotherham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Stockport County scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Rotherham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Stockport County when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stockport County, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Rotherham, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.