League One: Stevenage vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 45 match between Stevenage and Rotherham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Form: Stevenage vs Rotherham

Stevenage Form

Showing inconsistent form, Stevenage lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-3 against Blackpool, before beating Bristol Rovers 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as Birmingham proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat. Stevenage just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Lamex Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Stockport County before drawing 3-3 with Mansfield. They were defeated once again, when Wigan ran out 1-0 winners. Rotherham won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Stevenage and Rotherham

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

Players in form: Stevenage vs Rotherham

It has been an excellent season for Sam Nombe who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Rotherham are looking to him against Stevenage, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Stevenage won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Lamex Stadium. They drew two and lost six as well, while Rotherham won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Rotherham have not lost to Stevenage in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Stevenage scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Rotherham scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stevenage 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.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stevenage, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Rotherham played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.