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Championship: Rotherham vs Stoke – Betting preview

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Stoke travel to face Rotherham in a Championship encounter at the New York Stadium this coming Saturday.

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Form: Rotherham vs Stoke

Rotherham Form

In the previous three games, Rotherham drew 1-1 with Sunderland, lost 2-2 against Blackburn, and 1-0 against Fulham. Rotherham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Watford and a 0-0 draw with Ipswich. In their most recent match, they were defeated 2-4 at the hands of Brighton. Stoke managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine times and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Rotherham and Stoke

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Rotherham and Stoke played across all tournaments.

  • Rotherham have not won 19 of the last 21 matches
  • In 11 of the last 12 Rotherham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Rotherham have scored in 17 of the last 19 home matches
  • Rotherham have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
  • Rotherham have conceded in 12 of the last 14 home matches
  • In 15 of the last 17 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 5 away matches in a row Stoke played, both teams scored
  • Stoke have not won 11 of the last 12 matches
  • Stoke have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
  • In 6 of the last 7 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

In-form players: Rotherham vs Stoke

Tom Eaves managed to hit the target twice recently for Rotherham, while Lynden Gooch has added two strikes in the Championship for Stoke in his last six outings.

Full-time result

Rotherham have not lost to Stoke in six consecutive home meetings. At the New York Stadium, Rotherham claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Stoke won three of their last 10 games away, drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. In their previous six Championship outings, Stoke remained undefeated.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Rotherham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Stoke got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last five away games Stoke played in the Championship. While Rotherham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Stoke kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Rotherham have scored in six consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

Total goals

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Rotherham saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.

Suggested bet: Rotherham vs Stoke

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Rotherham and Stoke 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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