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Blackpool v Rotherham United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Rotherham United are on the road on Monday evening, as manager Matthew Hamshaw takes his men to visit Blackpool and Ian Ross Evatt at the Bloomfield Road in the League One. Below you'll find predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackpool
42%
--
Draw
27%
--
Rotherham
31%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Blackpool 1-0
11%
--
Rotherham 1-0
9%
--
Blackpool 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Blackpool 2-0
8%
--
Rotherham 2-1
7%
--
Rotherham 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Blackpool 3-1
4%
--
Blackpool 3-0
4%
--
Rotherham 3-1
3%
--
Blackpool 3-2
2%
--
Rotherham 3-0
2%
--
Rotherham 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
50%
--
Blackpool win to nil
24%
--
Rotherham win to nil
17%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Blackpool have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Blackpool have conceded 30 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackpool have played 10 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Rotherham lay in 16th place on 24 points in the League One league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Rotherham have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Rotherham have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackpool
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
2
Bradford1910721037 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
3
Lincoln201055735 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 28
w
 
3-0F
Mar 21
4
Bolton199731034 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Mar 14
Dec 26
5
Stevenage181044934 
l
 
2-3F
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
6
Stockport19955232 
Jan 27
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
7
Luton21858-229 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
8
Barnsley17845628 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
9
Huddersfield20848228 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 7
Dec 20
Mar 7
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 10
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
11
Wigan19685126 
Mar 7
Dec 20
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
12
Wycombe20677525 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
May 2
13
L Orient20749-125 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
14
Reading20677-225 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
15
Northampton19739-224 
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
16
Rotherham20668-424 
Dec 29
w
 
0-3F
-
-
17
Mansfield19658-123 
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
18
Burton19658-823 
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
19
Peterborough197111-422 
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
Jan 1
Mar 17
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
22
Exeter196211-220 
Apr 3
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
23
Blackpool205510-820 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Dec 29
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackpool 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Rotherham 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Rotherham have not lost to Blackpool in 7 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Blackpool since 2006
Blackpool
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
3 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
4 / 7
D
4
RTH
3
League games at Rotherham since 2005
Rotherham
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
14
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
BLP
1
D
1
RTH
6
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Rotherham United of late. It has been 5 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Monday evening against Blackpool.

Blackpool 23rd Rotherham 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Blackpool will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Blackpool have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
-23
Rotherham have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Blackpool
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
BLP
RTH
1%
better
view stats
Games scored12
13
Failed to score8
7
Scored first8
9
Goals scored22
20
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for0.9
1
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
BLP
RTH
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
15
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded30
24
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%

Blackpool v Rotherham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackpool League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19736
M IhiekweA FletcherJ BrownL Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ihiekwe DEF19
3
-
J Brown MID1913
5
-
C Hamilton FWD1922
1
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK18
1
-
O Casey DEF181
3
-
A Fletcher FWD1872
4
-
H Coulson DEF17
1
-
L Evans MID1721
6
-
T Bloxham FWD1722
1
-
E Hansson FWD171
-
A Lyons DEF14
-
G Honeyman MID1411
-
A Morgan MID13
2
-
Z Ashworth DEF11
2
-
F Horsfall DEF10
2
-
J Bowler MID103
2
-
D Taylor FWD101
1
-
S Banks FWD91
-
D. Imray DEF81
2
-
N Ennis FWD63
1
F Ravizzoli GLK2
-
J Husband DEF2
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20325
C DawsonD HallR JamesD. Gore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK20
1
-
D. Gore MID191
5
-
J Powell MID191
1
-
J Hugill FWD1921
3
-
R James DEF1812
2
-
D Hall DEF1831
2
-
J Rafferty DEF1811
1
-
A Martha FWD1711
1
-
S McWilliams MID151
-
J Benson MID1422
1
-
K Spence MID132
5
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
J. Baptiste DEF111
3
-
M. Kaleta DEF111
-
D Yearwood MID11
1
-
L Kelly MID9
2
-
S Nombe FWD73
1
-
M. Sherif FWD72
-
K Etete FWD7
1
-
S Raggett DEF6
2
-
L. Agbaire DEF6
2
-
H Douglas DEF61
2
-
T Holmes DEF5
-
J Holmes MID3
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
J. Ayres FWD2
-
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Wycombe v Cardiff
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