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

Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45 BST, New York Stadium, Rotherham

It's a long trek for Michael Skubala's Lincoln City side on Tuesday evening, as they travel to the New York Stadium for a League One showdown with Steve Evans's Rotherham United. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It would probably be a little strong to say that we expect Steve Evans and Michael Skubala to got all-out defensive here, but we certainly don't expect to see a flood of goals as Rotherham and Lincoln go head-to-head. The statistics belowpoint towards there being under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we reckon that looks like a strong prediction. With best odds of 1.62 available on under 2.5 goals and nothing too eyecatching in the full time result market, that's the bet we're recommending.

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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 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rotherham
38%
29/20
7%
29/20
2%
Draw
29%
11/5
6%
11/5
2%
Lincoln
33%
15/8
7%
19/10
4%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Rotherham 1-0
13%
6/1
8%
11/2
Lincoln 1-0
12%
13/2
6%
6/1
Draw 0-0
11%
13/26/1
Rotherham 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
Rotherham 2-0
7%
10/1
10%
9/1
Lincoln 2-1
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
5%
Lincoln 2-0
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Draw 2-2
4%
16/112/1
Rotherham 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Rotherham 3-0
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
Lincoln 3-1
2%
25/1
10%
20/1
11%
Lincoln 3-0
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
10%
Rotherham 3-2
1%
33/125/1
Lincoln 3-2
1%
40/128/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
7/5
4%
5/4
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
8/15
3%
4/7
2%
Home 1st Goal
47%
5/6
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
13/2-
BTTS - Yes
44%
1/1
3%
1/1
BTTS - No
56%
3/4
3%
3/4
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/117/4
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
5%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2
7%
5/1
4%
Home/draw
67%
2/5
3%
2/5
Away/draw
62%
8/15
6%
8/15
2%
Home/away
71%
4/11
5%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/94/9
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
13/817/10
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
7/216/5
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
2/111/5
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
10/115/2
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/201/18
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
22/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/801/150
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/121/12
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
7/16/1
Home DNB
58%
8/11
7%
7/10
3%
Away DNB
54%
1/1
9%
21/20
5%
Rotherham win to nil
24%
11/4
7%
-
Lincoln win to nil
21%
10/3
10%
-
Rotherham / Rotherham
20%
10/3
7%
29/10
3%
Rotherham / Lincoln
3%
33/125/1
13%
Rotherham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Rotherham
15%
9/29/2
Draw / Lincoln
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
Draw / Draw
18%
7/216/5
3%
Lincoln / Rotherham
3%
28/122/1
Lincoln / Lincoln
17%
4/1
9%
18/5
2%
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Rotherham have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Rotherham have conceded 14 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rotherham have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 9th place on 26 points in the League One league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1612221838 
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
2
Wrexham1710431534 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
May 3
l
 
1-0A
3
Birmingham1510321333 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
4
Stockport178631230 
Dec 29
Apr 12
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
5
Huddersfield169251029 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
Apr 1
Dec 14
6
Barnsley17764427 
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 1
7
Reading16835227 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
Dec 21
Apr 18
8
Bolton16835-127 
Jan 21
Mar 22
Apr 21
Dec 29
9
Lincoln 17755226 
Dec 3
Jan 1
-
-
10
Mansfield15735324 
Apr 18
Dec 21
w
 
4-1F
Jan 11
11
Exeter16727-123 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
12
Charlton16646022 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1F
Dec 7
Apr 5
13
Peterborough16637321 
May 3
d
 
3-3A
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
14
Bristol R17638-621 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
15
Wigan16556220 
Dec 26
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
16
Blackpool17557-620 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
17
Stevenage16547-519 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
18
Northampton17467-418 
Dec 14
Apr 1
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
19
Rotherham 16457-517 
-
-
Jan 1
Dec 3
20
Crawley17449-1216 
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
21
L Orient16439-615 
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
22
Cambridge16349-1113 
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
23
Shrewsbury163211-1311 
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
Dec 26
24
Burton161510-148 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Lincoln have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Rotherham 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rotherham2 - 0Stevenage
Rotherham0 - 1Wrexham
Rotherham2 - 1Reading
Rotherham0 - 2Birmingham
Rotherham2 - 2Burton
Rotherham2 - 1Huddersfield
Rotherham0 - 0Bristol R
Rotherham5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 0Birmingham
Rotherham0 - 1Plymouth
Rotherham2 - 1Millwall
Rotherham0 - 0Huddersfield
Rotherham0 - 1Sheff Wed
Rotherham0 - 1Watford
Rotherham1 - 2Hull
Rotherham0 - 2Southampton
Rotherham0 - 1Stoke
Rotherham1 - 1Sunderland
Rotherham1 - 0M'Boro
Rotherham0 - 2West Brom
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARotherham0 - 1Crawley
ARotherham0 - 2Barnsley
HRotherham2 - 0Stevenage
ARotherham0 - 1L Orient
HRotherham0 - 1Wrexham
ARotherham3 - 3Peterborough
HRotherham2 - 1Reading
ARotherham1 - 0Cambridge
ARotherham1 - 1Shrewsbury
HRotherham0 - 2Birmingham
HRotherham2 - 2Burton
ARotherham1 - 1Charlton
HRotherham2 - 1Huddersfield
ARotherham0 - 2Wycombe
HRotherham0 - 0Bristol R
ARotherham0 - 1Exeter
HRotherham5 - 2Cardiff
ARotherham0 - 2Bristol C
HRotherham0 - 0Birmingham
ARotherham0 - 1Swansea
Lincoln 9TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham1 - 0Lincoln
Exeter0 - 0Lincoln
Bristol R1 - 1Lincoln
Crawley3 - 0Lincoln
Blackpool1 - 1Lincoln
Cambridge0 - 2Lincoln
Peterborough1 - 1Lincoln
Stevenage0 - 1Lincoln
Burton2 - 3Lincoln
Cheltenham1 - 2Lincoln
Oxford Utd0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Carlisle1 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 5Lincoln
Port Vale0 - 2Lincoln
Charlton1 - 1Lincoln
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Wycombe1 - 1Lincoln
Blackpool2 - 0Lincoln
Derby3 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln0 - 1Wrexham
HLincoln2 - 3Wycombe
ALincoln0 - 0Exeter
ALincoln1 - 1Bristol R
HLincoln2 - 1Northampton
HLincoln2 - 1Stockport
ALincoln0 - 3Crawley
HLincoln1 - 3Birmingham
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln1 - 1Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Cambridge
HLincoln0 - 0Wigan
ALincoln1 - 1Peterborough
ALincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln4 - 1Mansfield
HLincoln1 - 2Barnsley
ALincoln3 - 2Burton
HLincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
ALincoln2 - 1Cheltenham
ALincoln1 - 0Oxford Utd
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Rotherham since 2008
Rotherham
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
RTH
5
LIN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rotherham
Rotherham2 - 1
0 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 0
Rotherham1 - 0
Rotherham3 - 2
League games at Lincoln since 2008
Lincoln
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
3
14
Games: Scored
3 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
3 / 6
RTH
5
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Rotherham
0 - 6Rotherham
1 - 2Rotherham
0 - 1Rotherham
1 - 3Rotherham
Goal Statistics
Rotherham 19th Lincoln 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Rotherham have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
+6
Lincoln’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.1
1
Attack rating
RTH
LIN
37%
better
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Games scored8
13
Failed to score8
4
Scored first3
7
Goals scored14
23
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
RTH
LIN
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first12
8
Goals conceded19
21
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Rotherham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15434
C HumphreysJ Clarke-HarrisJ PowellM Wilks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Powell MID163
2
-
J Hugill FWD161
1
-
C Humphreys DEF151
-
S Nombe FWD1532
1
-
R James DEF14
2
-
H Odoffin MID141
2
-
C Tiéhi MID142
3
-
M Wilks FWD133
4
-
J McCart DEF12
2
-
J Rafferty DEF121
1
-
J Holmes MID11
-
J Clarke-Harris FWD1141
1
-
C Bramall DEF10
-
J Hungbo FWD10
1
-
C Dawson GLK8
1
-
D Phillips GLK8
-
A MacDonald MID7
1
-
S McWilliams MID7
1
-
L Kelly MID61
2
-
D Osong FWD6
-
S Raggett DEF4
3
-
Z Jules DEF4
-
C McGuckin FWD2
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17435
S RoughanB HouseP O'ConnorP O'Connor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF1712
2
-
T Darikwa DEF1732
4
-
J Moylan MID172
1
-
G Wickens GLK16
2
-
P O'Connor DEF1623
4
1
E Erhahon  MID15
2
-
J Makama FWD1411
2
-
B House FWD1441
5
-
B Cadamarteri FWD143
1
-
F Draper FWD142
2
-
D Jefferies MID132
2
-
C McGrandles MID13
4
-
J McKiernan MID12
-
T Hamer DEF1121
-
E Ring FWD1011
-
E Hamilton MID9
1
-
T Bayliss MID93
-
A Jackson DEF821
2
1
L Montsma  DEF6
1
-
R Hackett FWD52
-
R Street FWD5
-
D Duffy MID4
1
-
Z Jeacock GLK2
-