Rotherham vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd September 2023

When Preston come to New York Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Rotherham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting top of the table, Preston claimed 19 points after seven rounds, while Rotherham have amassed four points. This ranks the latter as number 21 in the Championship before the next round.

The atmosphere at Rotherham must be close to dreadful, as they have 5 defeats from their last 6 matches across all tournaments. An improved performance, paired with a bit of luck, is needed in their next game to turn the situation around.

Rotherham scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 18 and managed two clean sheets.

Preston are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Preston claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Preston came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Rotherham vs Preston Prediction

Rotherham Form

Rotherham managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Norwich. They went on to lose 2-0 against Huddersfield, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against Millwall. In their last six Championship home matches, Rotherham have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston first beat Stoke 0-2, then Plymouth by 2-1 and finally Birmingham by 2-1. Preston, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Championship.

Neither Rotherham nor Preston have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Rotherham fought their way to one wins and three points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Rotherham enjoy a record of one win, one draw and five defeats in the Championship this season. Preston show off six wins, one draw and zero defeats in the Championship.

Rotherham vs Preston Squads

Rotherham Squad

The 41-year-old Rotherham manager, Matt Taylor, will select the lineup against Preston from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Dillon Phillips (0/0), Nathaniel Ford (0/0), Viktor Johansson (0/7), Cameron Humphreys (0/7), Cohen Bramall (0/6), Dexter Lembikisa (1/7), Grant Hall (0/0), Hakeem Odoffin (2/5), Jamie Lindsay (0/0), Tolaji Bola (0/2), Tyler Blackett (0/7), Andre Green (0/5), Cafu (0/5), Ciaran McGuckin (0/3), Fred Onyedinma (2/6), Hamish Douglas (0/0), Lee Peltier (1/1), Oliver Rathbone (0/7), Shane Ferguson (0/0), Arvin Appiah (0/0), Christ Tiehi (0/5), Georgie Kelly (0/2), Jordan Hugill (1/7), Sam Nombe (0/0), Sean Morrison (0/2), Tom Eaves (0/5).

Preston Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 45 year-old Preston manager Lowe will select his starting XI from these players:

David Cornell (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/7), Andrew Hughes (1/7), Brad Potts (0/7), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Gregory Cunningham (0/1), Jack Whatmough (0/6), Jordan Storey (0/7), Joshua Seary (0/0), Kian Best (0/4), Patrick Bauer (0/0), Alan Browne (0/7), Alistair McCann (0/6), Ben Whiteman (0/2), Duane Holmes (2/7), Kian Taylor (0/0), Kitt Nelson (0/0), Liam Lindsay (1/7), Mads Froekjaer-Jensen (1/7), Milutin Osmajic (0/0), Noah Mawene (0/1), Robert Brady (0/2), Ryan Ledson (0/7), Benjamin Woodburn (0/5), Ched Evans (0/0), Emil Riis Jakobsen (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Layton Stewart (0/0), Liam Millar (0/0), Will Keane (4/5).

Rotherham vs Preston Team News

Rotherham are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Preston on Saturday.

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 Preston on Saturday.

Going to Rotherham, Preston have four players out of action for the match this coming Saturday.

Names like Will Keane, Calvin Ramsay, Ched Evans and Emil Riis Jakobsen most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rotherham.

Rotherham vs Preston Lineups

Rotherham vs Preston H2H

The last time the pair played each other Preston came away as 1-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. Despite a 2-1 win to Preston in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Rotherham winning three and Preston taking three wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/8.

Rotherham vs Preston Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Rotherham and Preston would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 5/6 with the bookies.

Rotherham vs Preston Betting Tips

Fred Onyedinma netted twice in his six last Championship matches for Rotherham, who look to him to add a third on Saturday. Will Keane racked up three goals in his past six Championship games going for Preston.

Rotherham claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing four. Preston won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost four of these matches. Preston can be a tough unit to crack down, as they pulled off five clean sheets in their past 10 away matches. Rotherham claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 home games.

Over 2.5 goals paid out six times in the previous ten encounters between these two Championship sides. Rotherham pulled off an average of 1.1 goals, while Preston settled for an average of 1.2 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this streak. Rotherham saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Preston's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.