League One: Northampton vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Northampton and Rotherham who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Northampton and Rotherham will be desperate for points this coming Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Team form: Northampton vs Rotherham

Northampton Form

Northampton failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Birmingham in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Blackpool in a 0-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Cambridge U. Northampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Exeter. Then Wycombe proved too strong in a 2-3 defeat, just like Crawley who won 0-4. Rotherham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Northampton and Rotherham

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

Players in form: Northampton vs Rotherham

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Sam Hoskins will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Rotherham hope Sam Nombe can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Northampton claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rotherham won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Rotherham have beaten Northampton in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Northampton scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Rotherham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Northampton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Rotherham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Rotherham have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Northampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Rotherham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.