Blackburn vs Rotherham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th October 2022

Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rotherham swing by on Saturday for a Championship clash. It finished all square on when Blackburn last faced Rotherham. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.40.

Ranked as number seven in the Championship standings, Blackburn, have so far collected 18 points this season, while Rotherham collected 15 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 11 rounds.

Rotherham will want to get a win after a couple of draws, however, one point from the game against Blackburn could still be acceptable.

Blackburn have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Rotherham hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 0.8 goals per match for a total of eight goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.

Blackburn vs Rotherham Prediction

Blackburn form

Blackburn are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Luton by a 2-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Millwall. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Cardiff. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Blackburn but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring nine goals while conceding six.

An optimal season could perhaps see Blackburn qualifying for Europe, but so far they look well underway to a nice mid-table finish.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Middlesbrough, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Wigan, who ran out 0-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Millwall. Rotherham are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew five and lost one. They conceded five goals while scoring two themselves.

Few people had high hopes on behalf of Rotherham before the season, but current form sees them punching above expectations.

Recent history between Blackburn and Rotherham suggests the value bet lies with at least one side managing a clean sheet.

Blackburn took nine points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. This amounts to three wins after scoring seven times and conceding seven. Rotherham claimed one win and seven points from their last seven encounters with teams in the top half of the Championship, while scoring seven goals to eight against.

Blackburn vs Rotherham Team News

Rotherham just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Blackburn at the Ewood Park.

Peter Kioso nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Rotherham.

Blackburn vs Rotherham H2H

Blackburn and Rotherham had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.40. Blackburn go into their upcoming match against Rotherham with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 5-3-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Blackburn vs Rotherham Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.80 with the bookies.

Blackburn vs Rotherham Betting Tips

Ben Brereton has been great for Blackburn lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Rotherham are optimistic that Richard Wood doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Blackburn claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Rotherham won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing six and losing one in this series of matches. Rotherham scored the opener a mere three times in 10 away games, while Blackburn did the same in six of their last 10 outings at Ewood Park.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Blackburn managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Rotherham averaging 1.2 goals. Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of the last ten matches Rotherham played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.