Championship: Preston vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 39 match between Preston and Rotherham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Preston to pull away with 3 points on Friday. They face Rotherham in the Championship and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Preston look to add three valuable points.

Preston approach the next Championship round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 56 points this season so far. With 37 games behind them, Rotherham amassed 20 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Form: Preston vs Rotherham

Preston Form

Preston hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Hull resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Stoke, before beating Plymouth by 0-1. Preston won three of their previous six matches at Deepdale in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring ten goals to seven against.

Rotherham Form

In their previous three games, Rotherham lost 5-0 and 5-0 against Coventry and Norwich, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Huddersfield. Rotherham didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 20 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting facts for Preston and Rotherham

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

Players on top: Preston vs Rotherham

Tom Eaves shows decent form right now for Rotherham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Preston, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Emil Riis Jakobsen also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Deepdale across all tournaments Preston won four times, drew two and lost four times. Rotherham claimed zero wins, two draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Rotherham have not lost to Preston in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Rotherham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Rotherham managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Preston were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Rotherham, who scored 0.5 times on average in these matches. Rotherham did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games

Betting prediction: Preston vs Rotherham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Preston and Rotherham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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