League One: Rotherham vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Rotherham and Northampton who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Rotherham and Northampton will be desperate for points this coming Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Rotherham vs Northampton

Rotherham Form

A single draw is all Rotherham have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 3-2 against Peterborough and Stockport County respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against AFC Wimbledon. Rotherham just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the New York Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Northampton Form

A draw is all that prevents Northampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Bolton as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Wycombe by a 1-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Blackpool won the game and the exact score was 2-0. Northampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in five.

Betting stats for Rotherham and Northampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Rotherham and Northampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Rotherham vs Northampton

Sam Nombe is showing good form for Rotherham, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Tom Eaves scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Rotherham vs Northampton

Full-time result

Rotherham won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing four as well. Northampton won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Rotherham have beaten Northampton in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Northampton scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Northampton should be able to score at least once this coming Tuesday as Rotherham failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Northampton managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Rotherham have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Northampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Rotherham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Northampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Rotherham conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.