Blackpool vs Rotherham United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 07th, 2024

Blackpool and Rotherham United will meet each other in a football match counting for League One on December 07th, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Blackpool vs Rotherham United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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Introduction to the Blackpool 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 2.57 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Blackpool last match

Blackpool comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Birmingham City, in a match valid for FA Cup, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-2. On the field, S. Bruce's team lined up with a 4-4-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.15.

Rotherham United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Rotherham United, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Lincoln City team with a final score of 2-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Blackpool vs Rotherham United h2h

The last time Rotherham United went up against Blackpool, it was in Championship. Rotherham United, ranked 20th place, started with a 4-3-3 tactic, while Blackpool, then in 23rd place, was charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Their last Championship game of 2022/2023 season which took place on 11-02-2023 game ended in a staggering 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Rotherham United team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Blackpool its counterpart.

Blackpool

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However, Blackpool enters this game with 20 points and ranking in 18th place in the League One, the team has a negative balance of 7 lost games, won 5, and drawing in 5.

In the 19th round, the team has the same points that the Rotherham United team who occupies position 17.

Blackpool analysis

Currently, Blackpool has a tally of 24 goals scored and 30 goals against, at the end of round 18 of League One.

The Blackpool team comes from a defeat in the FA Cup, and its coach Steve Bruce wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Blackpool is a more offensive team than Rotherham United, having 1628 attacks vs. 1581 from Rotherham United, having scored 24 times. In comparison, Rotherham United converted into goal 16 times.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Blackpool in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Blackpool and Rotherham United, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Blackpool

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Kyle Joseph. With 6 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Blackpool team achieving several victories this season.

Rotherham United

League One leaderboard now

Rotherham United arrives in this game with 20 points, and in 17th place in the League One, having won 5 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Rotherham United analysis

After round 18 of League One we count 16 goals scored by Rotherham United and 20 conceded.

Recent performances have shown that Rotherham United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.94 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Rotherham United

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Sam Nombe. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Rotherham United team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Blackpool is Kyle Joseph, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Rotherham United is Sam Nombe, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Rotherham United has an average of 0.67 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Rotherham United often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.9.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.56 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Rotherham United 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 6.35 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Rotherham United in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.61 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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