Ace Football previews the League One round 30 match between Exeter and Rotherham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Rotherham go up against Exeter on Saturday for a League One meeting at St. James Park, Exeter.
Ranked as number 11 in the League One standings, Exeter, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Rotherham collected 28 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 27 rounds.
Form: Exeter vs Rotherham
Exeter Form
Exeter look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 3-0 and 1-3 against Stevenage and Port Vale respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Reading as the game finished level. The exact score was 2-2. Exeter have been in potent form at St. James Park, Exeter, winning no less than five of the past six League One matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 11 goals while letting in one.
Rotherham Form
Rotherham have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 3-2 against Stockport County, before picking up a 1-1 draw against AFC Wimbledon. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Northampton. Rotherham are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Exeter and Rotherham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Exeter and Rotherham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 22 of the last 24 Exeter matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Exeter home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Exeter home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Exeter home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Exeter matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Rotherham away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rotherham have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Rotherham have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Rotherham have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Rotherham away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Exeter vs Rotherham
Sam Nombe shows decent form right now for Rotherham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Exeter, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jayden Wareham also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League One matches.
Popular markets: Exeter vs Rotherham
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at St. James Park, Exeter across all tournaments Exeter won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Rotherham claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Exeter did not lose any of their last 6 matches. Exeter didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at St. James Park, Exeter. Rotherham conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
Both teams to score
Exeter scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Rotherham only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Exeter have won to nil in 4 consecutive home games. Exeter will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Rotherham have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Exeter, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Rotherham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves. Rotherham conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
