Ace Football previews the League One round 5 match between Rotherham and Wigan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Wigan come to New York Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Rotherham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Looking at the League One standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and four places.
Team form: Rotherham vs Wigan
Rotherham Form
In their last three matches, Rotherham lost 1-0 against Stevenage, drew 0-0 with Salford City, before losing to Cardiff by 3-0. Rotherham won three of their previous six matches at New York Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to 13 against.
Wigan Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Wigan. They first took out Notts Co. by 1-0 before downing Peterborough by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Luton, who ran out 1-0 winners. Wigan claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to four.
Betting facts for Rotherham and Wigan
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Rotherham and Wigan. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 7 Rotherham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Rotherham home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 34 of the last 36 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 31 of the last 32 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 17 Wigan away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Wigan away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
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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 two of the games, whilst losing four. Wigan won one of their last 10 games away, drew six and lost three of the games in this run. Wigan have not lost to Rotherham in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Wigan only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Rotherham played. Wigan managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Wigan have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Rotherham when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rotherham, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Rotherham conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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