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Championship: Rotherham vs Sunderland – Betting suggestion

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Ace Football team previews the Championship clash between Rotherham and Sunderland and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Rotherham take on Sunderland for a match in the Championship on Tuesday at New York Stadium.

Rotherham rank 21st with 33 points to their name from 32 matches, while visitors Sunderland rank fifth in the table with 49 points.

Team form: Rotherham vs Sunderland

Rotherham Form

A single point is all Rotherham can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Blackpool, before getting trounced 2-1 against Reading, while Coventry won 0-2. The Millers only managed one meager home win from a possible six at New York Stadium in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 1-0 and 0-3 winners against Reading and Queens P.R., respectively. Their winning streak ended against Bristol City, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. In their last six Championship away matches, the Black Cats have three wins, drawn three, and lost zero. They scored 12 while also conceding five times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Rotherham and Sunderland

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Rotherham and Sunderland. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

  • Rotherham have not won 16 of the last 18 matches
  • In 6 of the last 7 Rotherham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 home matches Rotherham played, both teams scored
  • Rotherham have scored in 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • In the last 4 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sunderland have scored in the last 16 matches in a row
  • Sunderland have not lost the last 11 away matches in a row
  • In 17 of the last 19 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sunderland have scored in the last 11 away matches in a row
  • In 6 of the last 7 away matches Sunderland played, both teams scored

Players in form: Rotherham vs Sunderland

Shane Ferguson found the back of the net two times in the previous six Championship games for Rotherham, who won’t mind him striking this coming Tuesday again. Punters will also be looking for Jack Clarke to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Championship games going for Sunderland.

Full-time result

Sunderland didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. The Black Cats have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing and have beaten Rotherham in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. The Black Cats managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Rotherham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Sunderland played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process. Sunderland are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.

Betting tip: Rotherham vs Sunderland

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Rotherham and Sunderland. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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