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

Wed 10th Dec, 19:45 BST, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham

We’ve League One action to look forward to on Wednesday evening, as Matthew Hamshaw and his Rotherham United side host Ian Ross Evatt’s Blackpool at the AESSEAL New York Stadium. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) history, will change as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 minutes. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by relevant form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Rotherham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rotherham
50%
2.302.40
Draw
27%
3.103.30
Blackpool
23%
3.002.90
Rotherham 1-0
14%
7.507.00
Draw 1-1
12%
6.006.00
Rotherham 2-0
10%
11.0010.00
Draw 0-0
10%
8.508.00
Rotherham 2-1
9%
9.508.50
Blackpool 1-0
9%
9.007.50
Blackpool 2-1
5%
11.009.50
Rotherham 3-0
5%
23.0019.00
Rotherham 3-1
4%
21.0017.00
Draw 2-2
4%
15.0012.00
Blackpool 2-0
4%
15.0012.00
Rotherham 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
Rotherham 4-0
2%
51.0034.00
Blackpool 3-1
2%
26.0019.00
Rotherham 4-1
2%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
2.102.05
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
1.701.70
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.911.91
Away 1st Goal
41%
2.102.15
No 1st Goal
6%
8.508.00
BTTS - Yes
45%
1.801.85
BTTS - No
55%
1.951.85
BTTS - Home Win
19%
5.004.80
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.334.40
BTTS - Away Win
9%
6.505.50
Home/draw
77%
1.361.40
Away/draw
50%
1.571.55
Home/away
73%
1.361.33
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
1.331.35
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
3.253.00
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3.753.60
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1.251.25
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8.007.00
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1.081.08
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
19.0013.00
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.021.02
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.071.06
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
8.508.00
Home DNB
69%
1.671.70
Away DNB
42%
2.102.05
Rotherham win to nil
32%
3.75-
Blackpool win to nil
14%
5.00-
Rotherham / Rotherham
21%
4.003.75
Rotherham / Blackpool
3%
29.0023.00
Rotherham / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Rotherham
15%
5.505.50
Draw / Blackpool
12%
6.506.50
Draw / Draw
17%
5.004.50
Blackpool / Rotherham
3%
29.0021.00
Blackpool / Blackpool
17%
5.004.50
Blackpool / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Win / draw / win League One table

Rotherham have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Rotherham have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Rotherham have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Blackpool are in 22nd position in the League One on 16 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Blackpool have conceded 27 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Blackpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1711241435 
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
2
Bradford18972834 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
3
Stevenage16943831 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3F
Apr 6
4
Lincoln18945531 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 21
Dec 13
Feb 28
5
Stockport17854229 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
Jan 27
l
 
1-0A
6
Bolton17773828 
Mar 14
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
7
Luton18837-127 
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
8
Huddersfield18828226 
Dec 20
Mar 7
w
 
3-2A
Feb 7
9
AFC Wim17827-226 
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
Jan 10
10
Barnsley15744725 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
11
Wigan18675125 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
Mar 7
Dec 20
12
Wycombe18666624 
d
 
1-1A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
13
L Orient18738024 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
14
Rotherham18666024 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 10
15
Northampton17728-123 
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
16
Mansfield17647022 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
17
Reading17575022 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-3A
May 2
18
Doncaster18648-722 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Mar 14
19
Burton18648-822 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
20
Exeter175210-217 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Apr 3
l
 
4-1A
21
Peterborough175111-616 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
22
Blackpool184410-1116 
Dec 10
Dec 29
-
-
23
Plymouth185112-1316 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Mar 17
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Rotherham have drawn 3 consecutive league games
9
Rotherham have not lost in 9 consecutive league games
Rotherham 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Blackpool 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Rotherham have beaten Blackpool in 4 consecutive home league meetings
14
Rotherham have not lost to Blackpool in 14 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rotherham since 2005
Rotherham
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
14
3
Games: Scored
7 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
0 / 7
RTH
6
D
1
League games at Blackpool since 2006
Blackpool
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
3 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
4 / 7
RTH
3
D
4
Goal Statistics
Rotherham 14th Blackpool 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Rotherham will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Blackpool scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Rotherham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
Blackpool’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Blackpool
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
18%
better
RTH
BLP
view stats
Games scored13
10
Failed to score5
8
Scored first9
7
Goals scored20
17
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for0.9
0.8
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
29%
better
RTH
BLP
view stats
Games conceded13
17
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first8
11
Goals conceded20
28
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18325
C DawsonD HallR JamesZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK18
1
-
R James DEF1712
2
-
D. Gore MID171
4
-
J Powell MID171
1
-
J Hugill FWD1721
3
-
D Hall DEF1631
2
-
J Rafferty DEF1611
1
-
S McWilliams MID151
-
A Martha FWD1511
1
-
J Benson MID1322
1
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
K Spence MID112
3
-
D Yearwood MID10
1
-
J. Baptiste DEF91
3
-
M. Kaleta DEF91
-
L Kelly MID9
2
-
M. Sherif FWD72
-
K Etete FWD7
1
-
S Nombe FWD73
1
-
L. Agbaire DEF6
2
-
H Douglas DEF51
2
-
S Raggett DEF5
2
-
T Holmes DEF3
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
J Holmes MID2
-
J. Ayres FWD1
-
Blackpool League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18536
O CaseyA FletcherJ BrownL Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Casey DEF181
3
-
J Brown MID1813
4
-
M Ihiekwe DEF17
3
-
E Hansson FWD171
-
C Hamilton FWD172
1
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK16
-
A Fletcher FWD1652
4
-
H Coulson DEF15
1
-
L Evans MID1511
6
-
T Bloxham FWD1512
1
-
A Lyons DEF12
-
G Honeyman MID1211
-
A Morgan MID11
2
-
Z Ashworth DEF9
2
-
D Taylor FWD91
1
-
F Horsfall DEF8
1
-
J Bowler MID82
2
-
S Banks FWD81
-
D. Imray DEF6
1
-
N Ennis FWD63
1
F Ravizzoli GLK2
-
J Husband DEF1
-