Ace Football previews the League One round 6 match between Rotherham and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Rotherham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting bottom of the table, Burton have claimed three points after four rounds, while Rotherham have amassed five points. This places the latter as number 15 in the League One at the moment.
Form: Rotherham vs Burton
Rotherham Form
Rotherham collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 against Fleetwood. They retaliated in a 2-1 win against Huddersfield, before drawing 1-1 with Charlton. Rotherham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded six goals.
Burton Form
In their previous three matches, Burton drew 3-3 with Mansfield, 0-0 with Stevenage and 0-0 with Northampton. Burton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Rotherham and Burton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Rotherham and Burton played across all tournaments.
- In the last 23 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Rotherham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Rotherham home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 18 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Burton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Burton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Burton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Burton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Rotherham vs Burton
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Liam Kelly will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Burton hope Billy Bodin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League One goals in his last six League One games.
Popular markets: Rotherham vs Burton
Full-time result
Rotherham won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at New York Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Burton won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three.
Both teams to score
Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Burton only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Rotherham probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Burton managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Rotherham have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Burton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Rotherham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Burton, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games.
Betting prediction: Rotherham vs Burton
To sum up, the upcoming match between Rotherham and Burton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.
Rotherham vs Burton: Who wins the game?
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