League Two: Rotherham vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 12 match between Rotherham and Newport and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Newport go up against Rotherham this coming Tuesday for a League Two meeting at New York Stadium.

Rotherham are placed 23th with ten points after 11 matches. Newport occupy a position as 11th in the league on 14 points.

Team form: Rotherham vs Newport

Rotherham Form

Rotherham have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Exeter, before Gillingham ran out 1-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Fleetwood, who came out 2-0 winners. Rotherham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Newport Form

Newport go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Gillingham. They went on to beat Colchester by 1-0, before sharing the spoils with York in a 1-1 draw. Newport managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

Betting facts for Rotherham and Newport

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

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Full-time result

Rotherham won only once in their last 10 outings at New York Stadium, but they drew five and lost four in this run. Newport won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Newport didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Rotherham only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Newport scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Rotherham played. Newport should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Rotherham only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Newport claimed four 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 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Newport, who managed to score one time in those matches.