Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on August 17th, 2024

Rotherham United and Bristol Rovers will play on August 17th, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the League One in England, check the Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers will occur

The game is set to be played in the small AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium, in the city of Rotherham, with a capacity for 12021 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Rotherham United vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

Rotherham United comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Crewe Alexandra, in a match valid for Carabao Cup, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, S. Evans' team lined up with a 4-4-2.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.53.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Rotherham United. Despite this, the good appearances of Shaun McWilliams deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Bristol Rovers, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Cardiff City team with a final score of 2-0.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.05.

Bristol Rovers occupied 12th place when they went against Rotherham United, who was in 1st place, in their last match at League One. Bristol Rovers first went in with a 3-5-2 formation, which was engaged by Rotherham United with a 4-4-2 deployment.

It was on 18-01-2020 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 3-0 win for Rotherham United, was valid for the 2019/2020 season of the League One.

This game will have N. Hair fully in charge on the pitch while D. Woodward alongside S. Wade will be supporting from the sideline.

Rotherham United

Current leaderboard

Up to 2nd round and with 0 points achieved, Rotherham United is currently ranked 22nd place in the table.

Rotherham United analysis

Rotherham United have a negative goal difference, having after 1 rounds conceded 1 goals to opponents and scored 0. An average to improve.

Rotherham United, with a ball possession of 41% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Bristol Rovers of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Signed this season by Rotherham United, Jonson Clarke-Harris has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Crewe Alexandra, he once again performed well, scoring 0 goals, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Bristol Rovers

Current leaderboard

Bristol Rovers is actually in 10th place winning 3 points from their matches so far this season, in the 2nd round.

Bristol Rovers play away from home for the second time this season. They lost against Wigan Athletic in their first, by 2-0.

Bristol Rovers analysis

We have reached matchday 1 in League One and at the moment Bristol Rovers has made 1 goals and conceded 0.

As we approach the Regular Season, Bristol Rovers is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

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

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5 per game.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Rotherham United didn't score any goal in the last round games and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Bristol Rovers scored 1 time and conceded 0 goals.

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