Rotherham United vs Stockport County betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 29th, 2024

A football match between Rotherham United and Stockport County of the League One will take place in England on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 12:30h (UTC), check the Rotherham United vs Stockport County betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rotherham United vs Stockport County will occur

The game will be played in the small AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium, in the city of Rotherham, with a capacity for 12021 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Rotherham United vs Stockport County 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.

Rotherham United last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Rotherham United team. On that occasion they met Mansfield Town for the League One, and the match ended 1-0. Coach S. Evans' lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Joe Rafferty had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Stockport County 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, Stockport County, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Peterborough United team with a final score of 2-1.

The odds of 1.50 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Rotherham United vs Stockport County h2h

Rotherham United was in 1st place when they last went head-to-head in FA Cup against Stockport County, who was in 2nd place. Rotherham United formed a 3-5-2 arrangement while Stockport County took to the pitch with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 03-12-2021, in a match of the 2021/2022 season of the FA Cup, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Rotherham United.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

The referee L. Doughty has been chosen to officiate the match while M. Dwyer and J. Hunt will support him from the sideline.

Rotherham United

League One leaderboard now

comes into this game with 23 points, putting them in 18th place in the League One. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 8 losses, 6 wins, and 5 draws.

The team, in the 23rd round, enjoys an advantage of 1 point against the Bristol Rovers team which is ranked just below, in position 19 and with 1 point less than Wigan Athletic team that is in the 17th place.

Rotherham United analysis

At the end of matchday 22 we see that Rotherham United conceded more goals than they scored, with 21 goals conceded and 19 scored.

The Rotherham United team comes from a defeat in the League One, and its coach Steve Evans wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent performances have highlighted that Rotherham United is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Rotherham United is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46.26%. In the next match against Stockport County a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Rotherham United will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Winning once playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 5 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Rotherham United

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Jonson Clarke-Harris. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Rotherham United to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

Stockport County

League One leaderboard now

The Stockport County team with 36 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 10 wins, 6 draws, and 5 losses.

In the 23rd round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to Huddersfield Town which is just above, in the 4th place.

Stockport County analysis

Currently, in the League One, Stockport County sums 34 goals for and a total of 22 goals against, after 22 rounds played.

Stockport County has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

As we approach the Regular Season, Stockport County is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.24 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the League One that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Stockport County is a more offensive team than Rotherham United, having 2116 attacks vs. 1784 from Rotherham United, having scored 34 times, in comparison, Rotherham United converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Stockport County

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Louie Barry has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Stockport County with 14 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Stockport County, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Rotherham United that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.91.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Rotherham United is Jonson Clarke-Harris, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Stockport County is Louie Barry, he has scored in 14 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Rotherham United 1.44 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Stockport County 1.4 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.38 corners per game.

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 6.32 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 3.55 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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