Rotherham vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th October 2023

Rotherham are placed 23 with five points after nine matches. Bristol City occupy a position as 11 in the league on 12 points.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Rotherham, who next face Bristol City in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Bristol City.

Rotherham are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 19 goals. They managed one clean sheet in these matches.

Bristol City are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Bristol City claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goal per match.

The last time the pair played each other Bristol City came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Wednesday.

Rotherham vs Bristol City Prediction

Rotherham Form

A draw is the best Rotherham can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Millwall. A1-1 draw with Preston followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Cardiff. Rotherham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Plymouth by 4-1. Disappointment followed, going down 1-0 against Leicester, and 2-3 against Stoke. Bristol City won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding four.

Does Bristol City have enough about them to take out Rotherham this coming Wednesday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Rotherham claimed one win, two draws as well as six defeats in the Championship this season. Bristol City are looking at three wins, three draws and three defeats in the Championship.

Rotherham vs Bristol City Squads

Rotherham Squad

Matt Taylor will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bristol City from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Dillon Phillips (0/0), Nathaniel Ford (0/0), Viktor Johansson (0/9), Cameron Humphreys (0/8), Cohen Bramall (0/8), Dexter Lembikisa (1/9), Grant Hall (0/0), Hakeem Odoffin (2/5), Jamie Lindsay (0/0), Sebastian Revan (0/0), Tolaji Bola (0/2), Tyler Blackett (0/9), Andre Green (0/7), Cafu (0/5), Ciaran McGuckin (0/3), Fred Onyedinma (2/8), Hamish Douglas (0/0), Lee Peltier (1/2), Oliver Rathbone (0/9), Sam Clucas (0/0), Shane Ferguson (0/0), Arvin Appiah (0/0), Christ Tiehi (0/7), Georgie Kelly (0/4), Jordan Hugill (2/9), Sam Nombe (0/0), Sean Morrison (0/2), Tom Eaves (0/5).

Bristol City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bristol City players that the manager Nigel Pearson will choose from for the upcoming game:

Harvey Wiles-Richards (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/9), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/9), Haydon Roberts (0/5), Rob Dickie (0/7), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/7), Andy King (0/2), Anis Mehmeti (0/5), Ayman Benarous (0/0), Duncan Idehen (0/0), Jason Knight (0/9), Joe Williams (0/9), Mark Sykes (2/9), Matthew James (2/9), Andreas Weimann (0/4), Ephraim Yeboah (0/0), George Tanner (0/9), Harry Cornick (1/9), Kal Naismith (0/8), Nahki Wells (2/9), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Raekwon Nelson (0/0), Samuel Bell (4/9), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/0), Tommy Conway (0/2).

Rotherham vs Bristol City Team News

Rotherham are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Bristol City this coming Wednesday.

Cafu, Sean Morrison, Grant Hall, Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson and Lee Peltier take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Rotherham, when they face Bristol City on Wednesday.

Before their next match against Rotherham, Bristol City have four players on their list of injured and absent this coming Wednesday.

Bristol City need to do without Tommy Conway, Ross McCrorie, Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous, who are not fit enough to travel to New York Stadium.

Rotherham vs Bristol City Lineups

Rotherham vs Bristol City H2H

Winning 2-1 and 3-1 in the last two most matches against Rotherham, will have Bristol City looking forward to their upcoming away trip. Bristol City look back on four wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Rotherham. The home side has a 30% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 3-3-4. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Rotherham vs Bristol City Results

In the past ten matches between home side Rotherham and Bristol City both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/11.

Rotherham vs Bristol City Betting Tips

While Samuel Bell added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Championship, Jordan Hugill scored twice in his last six.

Rotherham claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing three. Bristol City won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost three of these matches. Goals should be on the menu at New York Stadium, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Rotherham. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Bristol City.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Bristol City and Rotherham, as both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Rotherham performed 1.2 goals on average, whereas Bristol City averaged one goal. In the past ten matches for Rotherham across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in six times of them with an average of 0.9 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bristol City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.