Rotherham United vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 26th, 2024

Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic will on Thursday, December 26th, 2024 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a League One football game in England, check the Rotherham United vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rotherham United vs Wigan Athletic will occur

The game takes place 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.

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Introduction to the Rotherham United vs Wigan Athletic 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 2.58 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Rotherham United last match

Rotherham United in its last official match lost (1-0) against Mansfield Town, in a match valid for League One. Coach S. Evans' lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.20, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

A defense below expectations, with Joe Rafferty, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Wigan Athletic last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Wigan Athletic, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Shrewsbury Town team with a final score of 2-2.

Taking into account the previous analysis, the probabilities of winning were high, which is reason enough to consider the draw (odd 3.60) as a bad outcome.

Rotherham United vs Wigan Athletic h2h

Wigan Athletic was in 24th place in the Championship while Rotherham United was in 20th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Wigan Athletic team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Rotherham United used in the match.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Championship game during the 2022/2023 season ending in a 0-0 draw.

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

G. Fyvie and D. Smith will be supporting from the sideline while M. Coy will be on the football field for this match.

Rotherham United

League One leaderboard now

Rotherham United arrives in this game with 23 points in 18th place in the League One, with a negative balance, having lost 8 games in total and won only 6, making a total of 5 draws.

The team, in the 22nd round, ranks over the Bristol Rovers team that is placed in position 19 because of an advantage of 1 point. It also has 1 point less than Wigan Athletic team that is in the 17th place.

Rotherham United analysis

At the end of matchday 21 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.

Rotherham United seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

One factor to consider is Rotherham United average number of shots on goal, only 3.89 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

With 46.26% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Rotherham United can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Wigan Athletic they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Winning once as the visiting team, the team’s record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws proves they are naturally stronger at home.

Best goalscorer from Rotherham United

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Jonson Clarke-Harris has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Rotherham United with 6 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

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

Wigan Athletic

League One leaderboard now

Wigan Athletic arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 17th place in the League One, having won 6 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 6 draws.

The team has the same number of points that the Peterborough United who holds the 16th place in the 22nd round.

Wigan Athletic analysis

Wigan Athletic goal quotient is definitely positive, with 19 down scored and 18 conceded after 21 rounds played.

Recent performances have shown that Wigan Athletic 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 team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.95 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Wigan Athletic

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Thelo Aasgaard is the player to highlight. Helping Wigan Athletic with 7 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

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 Wigan Athletic is Thelo Aasgaard, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Wigan Athletic has conceded 9 away goals in 10 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Wigan Athletic will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-0, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

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 Wigan Athletic 1 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 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.36 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

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 3.48 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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