Championship: Swansea vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Swansea and Rotherham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bookmakers favour Swansea to be victorious against Rotherham in their upcoming Championship encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Saturday. They should not underestimate Rotherham, though.

Swansea approach the next Championship round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 50 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Rotherham amassed 23 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Team form: Swansea vs Rotherham

Swansea Form

In their last three games, Swansea lost 0-1 against Queens Park Rangers, got defeated 2-0 by Middlesbrough before winning 3-0 against Stoke. Swansea claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Millwall. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Plymouth, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against West Bromwich. Rotherham came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 21 goals to four.

Betting stats for Swansea and Rotherham

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

Players in form: Swansea vs Rotherham

Jamal Lowe has been great for Swansea lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Rotherham are optimistic that Charlie Wyke doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Swansea vs Rotherham

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Swansea won five times and lost five as well. Rotherham won zero times, drew two and lost eight of their last 10 games away from home. Swansea have not lost to Rotherham in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Swansea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Rotherham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Swansea managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Rotherham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Swansea and Rotherham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Rotherham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.6 times goals per game. Rotherham did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.

Suggested bet: Swansea vs Rotherham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Swansea 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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