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Championship: Swansea vs Rotherham – Betting suggestion

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Form hasn’t been great recently for Swansea, who hope to turn things around against Rotherham this coming Monday. This is a round 34 match in the current Championship campaign, and they face each other at Swansea.com Stadium.

Ranked as number 12 in the Championship standings, Swansea, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Rotherham collected 36 points. This puts the visitors up as number 20 after 33 rounds.

Team form: Swansea vs Rotherham

Swansea Form

In their last three matches, Swansea won 2-1 against Blackpool, before losing 1-0 against Blackburn and 1-3 to Stoke. The Swans only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Reading in a 2-1 defeat. Coventry also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-2 before the Millers were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Sunderland. The away side didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats for Swansea and Rotherham

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

  • In 9 of the last 11 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 matches Swansea played, both teams scored
  • Swansea have conceded in 12 of the last 13 matches
  • In the last 4 home matches in a row Swansea played, both teams scored
  • Swansea have scored in 10 of the last 11 home matches
  • Rotherham have not won 17 of the last 19 matches
  • Rotherham have not won 16 of the last 18 away matches
  • In 8 of the last 9 Rotherham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Rotherham have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 5 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players under-the-radar: Swansea vs Rotherham

Look no further than Joel Piroe, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Swansea in the Championship, while Shane Ferguson managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Rotherham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Full-time result

Swansea claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Rotherham won one of their last 10 games away, drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Swansea have not lost to Rotherham in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Swansea scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Rotherham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Swansea played. Rotherham should be able to score at least once this coming Monday, as Swansea failed to keep a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Rotherham managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Swansea have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Rotherham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Swansea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Rotherham, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Swansea conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.

Betting prediction: Swansea vs Rotherham

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

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