Rotherham vs Coventry – After losing to Reading by a score of 2-1 in the Championship the previous time around, Rotherham United won’t want a recurrence of that outcome here.
In that game, Rotherham United had 47% of the possession and 13 shots on goal, only one of which was successful. Lee Peltier of Rotherham United scored the goal (at 37′).
Reading made 13 attempts at goal, scoring three of them. Tyrese Fornah (90′) and Andy Carroll (52) both scored goals for Reading.
Rotherham United, led by Matt Taylor, have scored seven goals in their previous six games, for an average of 1.17 goals per game.
Prior to this encounter, Rotherham United had lost all four of their league games versus Coventry City while going unbeaten in their previous three home league games.
Coventry City enters this match off of a 1-0 Championship victory against Millwall in their previous game. Coventry City enjoyed 43% of the possession in that game and made 12 efforts on goal, scoring on five of them.
Viktor Gyökeres scored a goal for Coventry City in the 67th second. On the other hand, Millwall only had one shot that was successful out of 11 attempts.
There have been noticeably few goals scored between Coventry City and their opponents in five of the last six games in which they have played.
The average amount of goals scored each game over that time span was a pitiful 2.17, with The Sky Blues scoring an average of 1. Coventry City had lost their last four league games on the road before this encounter.
Rotherham vs Coventry – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches going back to January 1, 2014, we can see that Rotherham United has won one of these games, Coventry City has won three, and there have been two draws.
Nine goals were scored by The Millers and ten by The Sky Blues during this time for a combined total of 19 goals between the two teams. That equals 3.17 goals per game on average.
The two teams’ previous league encounter ended in a Coventry City–Rotherham United tie-on Championship Match Day 2 on October 25, 2022.
Coventry City enjoyed 54% of the possession that day and 6 of their 19 shots on goal were successful. Gustavo Hamer and Viktor Gyökeres scored the goals (76′ and 91′ respectively).
Four of Rotherham United’s ten shots on goal were successful. Conor Washington (79′) and Cohen Bramall (43′) both scored. Andy Davies served as the referee.
With a totally healthy set of players available to choose from, Rotherham United manager Matt Taylor will be happy that he doesn’t have to worry about his team’s fitness at all before this match.
Coventry City manager Mark Robins enters this match with no real concerns about his players’ fitness due to a totally injury-free team at his disposal.
We believe that Rotherham United will need to exert a lot of pressure on this Coventry City team in order to have any chance of winning.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the 90-minute result market, the win for Rotherham United can be had for 3.38, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and putting your money on the winner to be Coventry City is 2.15. They are the best of the bets available at present.
Rotherham vs Coventry – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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