Rotherham vs Middlesbrough – After losing to Cardiff City in the last game of the Championship series by a score of 1-2, Rotherham United won’t want a repetition of that outcome here.
In that game, Rotherham United had 47% of the possession and only one of their eight shots on goal were successful. Chiedozie Ogbene (37′) was the only player to score for Rotherham United.
Cardiff City, their adversaries, had 13 shots total, with two of those being on goal. For Cardiff City, goals were scored by Cédric Kipré (87′) and Kion Etete (11′).
Rotherham United hasn’t recorded a clean sheet very frequently lately. In actuality, Rotherham United has conceded nine goals in five of their last six games while failing to stop their opponents from scoring. Even if that might be interesting, we must now wait to see if the trend will continue in this game.
Prior to this meeting, Rotherham United had lost both of their league encounters with Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough will be hoping for a better outcome this time after a losing effort in their most recent Championship game against Luton Town.
Middlesbrough possessed 63% of the game’s possession and only one goal-bound shot out of nine attempts. Cameron Archer (40′) was the lone Middlesbrough scorer. Two of the eight shots on goal that Luton Town took were on goal. For Luton Town, goals were scored by Carlton Morris (67′) and Tom Lockyer (49′).
The statistics speak for themselves; Middlesbrough has allowed 12 goals to their opponents in their previous six games after being scored against in six of those games. Middlesbrough hasn’t been doing well at the back.
Rotherham vs Middlesbrough – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to 08/03/2016, it appears that these two clubs have never won or lost a match in regular time, with Rotherham United winning two of those games while Middlesbrough won two and drew two.
Over the course of those games, ten goals were scored between them, with The Millers scoring six and The Boro scoring four. That equals 1.67 goals per game on average.
The previous league meeting between these teams took place on Championship Match Day 11 on September 17, 2022, with Middlesbrough defeating Rotherham United 0-0.
Middlesbrough enjoyed 56% of the possession that day and none of their 13 total efforts on goal were successful.
Rotherham United made three attempts at goal, but none were successful. Tim Robinson served as the match’s arbitrator.
We believe that Rotherham United will do well to score against Middlesbrough, who ought to score at least once to take the lead.
What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the full-time result market, staking on Rotherham United is available for 3.55, betting on a drawn result is 3.5 and putting your money on a win for Middlesbrough will get you 2.12. They are the top prices available at the moment.
Rotherham vs Middlesbrough – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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