Championship: Rotherham vs Middlesbrough – Betting suggestion

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Championship match between Rotherham and Middlesbrough. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Rotherham enjoy home advantage when visitors Middlesbrough swing by on Monday for a Championship clash.

Sitting 21st in the table, Rotherham have claimed 46 points after 44 rounds, while Middlesbrough have amassed 74 points. This places the latter as number 4 in the Championship at the moment.

Form: Rotherham vs Middlesbrough

Rotherham Form

In their previous three outings, Rotherham drew 2-2 with Burnley, before losing 2-1 against Bristol City and 1-2 against Cardiff. The Millers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Middlesbrough Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Middlesbrough. They first took out Norwich by 5-1 before downing Hull by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Luton, who ran out 2-1 winners. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Boro won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Rotherham and Middlesbrough

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

Players to watch: Rotherham vs Middlesbrough

It has been an excellent season for Chuba Akpom who managed to score an impressive 28 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Middlesbrough are looking to him against Rotherham, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Rotherham claimed four wins, drew two, and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won five, drew one, and lost four of their last 10 games away. They were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Rotherham only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Middlesbrough played. The two sides have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Rotherham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Middlesbrough kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Rotherham have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Middlesbrough.

Total goals

Rotherham scored an average of 1.1 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Middlesbrough played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. Middlesbrough conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Recommended tip: Rotherham vs Middlesbrough

The match between Rotherham and Middlesbrough should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.

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