Barnsley vs Rotherham United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on November 08th, 2024

Barnsley and Rotherham United will face each other in a League One game in England on Friday, November 08th, 2024, at 19:15h (UTC), check the Barnsley vs Rotherham United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Barnsley vs Rotherham United will occur

The game takes place in the small Oakwell Stadium stadium, in the city of Barnsley, with a capacity for 23287 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Barnsley vs Rotherham United betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.68 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Barnsley last match

Barnsley is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Port Vale in a match valid for FA Cup, and the match ended 1-3. The eleven coached by D. Clarke played in a 3-4-1-2 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.20.

Rotherham United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for FA Cup, Rotherham United, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Cheltenham Town team with a final score of 1-3.

The odds of 8.00 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

Barnsley vs Rotherham United h2h

Barnsley was in 6th place in the Championship while Rotherham United was in 22nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Barnsley team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Rotherham United used in the match.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 24-04-2021 in a Championship match of the 2020/2021 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-0 win for Barnsley.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Barnsley

League One leaderboard now

Considering the home team Barnsley, standing in 8th place with 22 points in the League One competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 6 wins, 3 losses and, 4 draws.

With no advantage over the Reading team which is in position 9 in the 15th round. Also, it has the same score that the Huddersfield Town team that is ranked in the 7th place.

Barnsley will try to profit of the home factor to get a win in spite of being ranked in the middle of the league table in the England League One and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Barnsley analysis

Currently, Barnsley has a tally of 21 goals scored and 18 goals against, at the end of round 14 of League One.

his ball possession percentage is 47.92% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Rotherham United and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Juggling a packed schedule, Barnsley could face challenges in keeping up their performance when playing several games in a short span of time. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely contested game, Barnsley busy schedule could ultimately impact the outcome against Rotherham United.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Adam Phillips. He has already scored 5 times this season and has helped Barnsley come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Rotherham United

League One leaderboard now

Rotherham United arrives in this game with 17 points, and in 14th place in the League One, having won 4 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Which means that Stevenage team, at position 15, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 15th round.

Rotherham United analysis

Currently, in the League One, Rotherham United sums 14 goals for and a total of 16 goals against, after 14 rounds played.

Recent games have demonstrated that Rotherham United is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 1 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Rotherham United

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Jonson Clarke-Harris. Rotherham United owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 4 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Barnsley is Adam Phillips, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Rotherham United is Jonson Clarke-Harris, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Rotherham United scores an average of 0.86 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.93 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Barnsley is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.15 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Barnsley in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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