Blackpool vs Rotherham prediction for Saturday’s Championship round 31 fixture at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool. Follow on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Rotherham to Win or Draw – 1.67
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 2 Goals – 1.53
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 0-1 – 2.30
Rotherham to Win or Draw
According to the statistics, there is a 35% possibility for this match to end in a draw. Moreover, Blackpool’s five of their last nine league games and Rotherham’s four of their previous nine league fixtures ended in a draw.
Over 2 Goals
Blackpool’s last seven matches produced over two goals and the same trend happened in Rotherham’s seven of their previous eight league games. The last three h2h meetings also ended with two or more strikes.
Anytime Correct Score 0-1
Blackpool’s record of taking the lead in a game is very poor as they conceded first in 18 of their 29 league games this season. It happened in the previous three rounds as well as Blackpool went down by 0-1 in all three of those matches.
Blackpool
Despite salvaging a point in the 90th minute against Rotherham on Tuesday in a 2-2 home draw, Blackpool still remain second from the bottom and in the relegation zone. The Seasiders avoided a third consecutive defeat but a victory is what they need to help their case.
As we explore Blackpool’s season statistics, we can see that they picked up 32.3% fewer points in the last eight rounds. To be more precise, the Seasiders usually pick 0.93 points per game during the season but that dropped to 0.63 in the last eight games.
Rotherham
With the 0-0 home draw with Sheffield United, Rotherham United recorded their second consecutive draw. The Milllers are unbeaten in three matches and have drawn three of their previous five matches. Rotherham are currently in the 20th position with 32 points.
Rotherham’s stats show that they picked up an average of 1.10 points per game since the start of the season. However, in the last eight rounds, the Millers picked up an average of 0.75 points per game which is 31.8% fewer than their season’s average.
This will be another battle between relegation-threatened teams and a win for any of them will have a significant impact on their future. However, we believe Rotherham are closer to avoiding a defeat here as their recent results suggest. Thus, we will back a Rotherham double chance.
Both teams scored in 46% of Blackpool’s home matches while Rotherham’s 33% of away games there were goals from both teams. With odds of 1.86 at 1xBet, we predict both teams will not score in Saturday’s match.
Chiedozie Ogbene is Rotherham’s top scorer so far this season with six goals. In addition, the Irishman added two assists as he is known for his accurate key passes. Ogbene is also a very strong dribbler and has a rating of 6.79 when playing as a striker.
Blackpool’s Ekpiteta, Birdcutt, Fiorini, Anderson, Lawrence-Gabriel, and Stewart are on the injury list.
On Rotherham’s side, Morrison, Eaves, Wiles, and Kelly are all injured and unavailable.
Blackpool: Maxwell; Connolly, Williams, Thorniley, Husband; Bowler, Carey, Patino, Hamilton; Madine, Yates;
Rotherham: Johansson; Peltier, Hall, Humphreys, Hjelde; Odoffin, Coventry, Rathbone; Ogbene, Hugill, Fosu;
Blackpool vs Rotherham United – H2H
This match will be played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)
The starting whistle will sound on February 11th, 2023. 15:00 UTC.
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