League One: Rotherham vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 43 match between Rotherham and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Rotherham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnsley swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Rotherham vs Barnsley

Rotherham Form

A draw is the best Rotherham can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Lincoln City. A0-0 draw with Stevenage followed before they were defeated 1-0 by Port Vale. Rotherham claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-1 defeat against Doncaster. Then a 1-1 draw with Burton followed, before Plymouth claimed a 0-3 victory. Barnsley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting facts for Rotherham and Barnsley

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

In-form players: Rotherham vs Barnsley

Look no further than Sam Nombe, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Rotherham in the League One, while David McGoldrick managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Barnsley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Rotherham won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Barnsley won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Amazingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their 25 last matches.

Both teams to score

Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Barnsley scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Barnsley played. Rotherham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rotherham, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Barnsley, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.