Soccer betting preview: Burton Albion welcomes Rotherham United in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

The League One season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Burton Albion and Rotherham United promises to be an interesting one.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Burton Albion and Rotherham United.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Two home games so far for Burton Albion, who are yet to win here at Pirelli Stadium, having collected only 0 points so far. Burton Albion are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Pirelli Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

The Burton Albion crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Rotherham United here at Pirelli Stadium in a League One match. Before that match, a Carabao Cup win away at Port Vale.

This is expected to be a close game, with Burton Albion perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Burton Albion as a small favourite), we find nine games. Burton Albion has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 5.

Burton Albion has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games.

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United are on a winning streak after three away games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels. Having won their last three away games Rotherham United has no reason to fear anyone.

Two travels in a row for Rotherham United, whose manager P. Warne could celebrate last time after the League One win against Burton Albion. Prior to that result Rotherham United won their away game at Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup. The scoreline was 4-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Rotherham United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Rotherham United, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Rotherham United has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Burton Albion - Rotherham United 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Burton Albion victories, 2 draws and 4 Rotherham United wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

N. Broadhead
2 goals
C. Robertson
1 goals
F. Ladapo
1 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Burton Albion Rotherham United
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
3 2 0 Played 1 2 3
1 0 0 Won 1 2 2
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
2 2 0 Lost 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored 2 3 3
3 2 0 Conceded 1 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 100% 50% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 100% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS 100% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 33%
 
5.3 6 0 Corners For (avg) 4 5.5 7.3
7 7.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 4 4.5 6
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0.5 1.3
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Burton Albion Last season Rotherham United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
46 23 0 Played 0 23 46
17 11 0 Won 0 1 8
12 5 0 Drew 0 8 16
17 7 0 Lost 0 14 22
66 35 0 Scored 0 20 52
57 23 0 Conceded 0 45 83
89% 87% 0% Over 0.5 0% 91% 93%
76% 70% 0% Over 1.5 0% 74% 78%
61% 61% 0% Over 2.5 0% 48% 59%
28% 17% 0% Over 3.5 0% 35% 37%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 0% 13% 13%
61% 61% 0% BTTS 0% 61% 70%
28% 35% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 9% 13%
22% 17% 0% Failed To Score 0% 39% 24%
 
6.2 6.7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5.1 5.3
5 4.9 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 6 5.5
1.2 1.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.5 1.6
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 3 3
Key stats last season:
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Burton Albion
All EFL Trophy League One Championship Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
29-07-19 CF Nuneaton Town 4 - 4 Burton Albion
03-08-19 LO Burton Albion 0 - 1 Ipswich Town
10-08-19 LO Gillingham 1 - 2 Burton Albion
13-08-19 CC Port Vale 1 - 2 Burton Albion
17-08-19 LO Burton Albion 0 - 1 Rotherham United
20-08-19 LO Oxford United 18:45 Burton Albion
24-08-19 LO Shrewsbury Town 14:00 Burton Albion
27-08-19 CC Burton Albion 18:45 Morecambe
31-08-19 LO Burton Albion 14:00 Bristol Rovers
03-09-19 EFL Crewe Alexandra 18:30 Burton Albion
Rotherham United
All EFL Trophy League One Championship Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 LO AFC Wimbledon 1 - 2 Rotherham United
06-08-19 EFL Rotherham United 0 - 2 Manchester United U21
10-08-19 LO Rotherham United 0 - 2 Lincoln City
13-08-19 CC Shrewsbury Town 0 - 4 Rotherham United
17-08-19 LO Burton Albion 0 - 1 Rotherham United
20-08-19 LO Rotherham United 18:45 Bury
24-08-19 LO Portsmouth 11:30 Rotherham United
31-08-19 LO Rotherham United 14:00 Tranmere Rovers
07-09-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 11:30 Rotherham United
14-09-19 LO Rotherham United 14:00 Bolton Wanderers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
2 Blackpool 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
4 Coventry City 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Fleetwood Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 6
7 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 Ipswich Town 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Rochdale 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
11 Oxford United 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
12 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
13 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3
14 Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
15 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
17 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 AFC Wimbledon 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
19 Accrington Stanley 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
20 Peterborough United 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
21 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
22 Bolton Wanderers 3 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1
24 Southend United 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 23 16 7 0 57 19 23 11 6 6 33 23 48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 23 15 8 0 40 16 23 11 5 7 40 23 41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 23 16 5 2 41 15 23 10 5 8 32 25 33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 23 12 7 4 42 22 23 13 6 4 41 29 32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 23 12 10 1 46 25 23 10 9 4 34 22 33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 23 13 7 3 45 21 23 7 6 10 31 37 18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 23 9 7 7 31 28 23 11 5 7 40 34 9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 23 9 7 7 24 20 23 9 4 10 30 34 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 23 11 5 7 35 23 23 6 7 10 31 34 9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 7 9 7 22 26 -2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 23 9 9 5 33 27 23 7 4 12 25 25 6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 23 11 4 8 34 27 23 4 11 8 24 37 -6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 23 7 4 12 27 36 23 8 6 9 34 36 -11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 23 7 6 10 26 33 23 7 7 9 25 34 -16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 23 6 6 11 24 28 23 7 9 7 23 22 -3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 23 8 4 11 25 37 23 7 5 11 29 50 -33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 23 10 5 8 28 26 23 4 6 13 27 41 -12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 23 8 9 6 25 25 23 4 7 12 26 34 -8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 23 8 2 13 32 34 23 6 6 11 23 34 -13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 23 6 5 12 24 37 23 7 6 10 18 26 -21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 11 22 56 80 23 9 6 8 36 38 23 4 5 14 20 42 -24 50
22 Walsall 46 12 11 23 49 71 23 7 5 11 30 37 23 5 6 12 19 34 -22 47
23 Scunthorpe United 46 12 10 24 53 83 23 6 7 10 31 42 23 6 3 14 22 41 -30 46
24 Bradford City 46 11 8 27 49 77 23 7 4 12 25 31 23 4 4 15 24 46 -28 41
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 46 27 13 6 93 57 23 15 4 4 51 34 23 12 9 2 42 23 36 94
2 Sheffield United 46 26 11 9 78 41 23 15 4 4 42 17 23 11 7 5 36 24 37 89
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 23 14 4 5 38 21 23 11 4 8 35 29 23 83
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 23 12 7 4 53 31 23 11 4 8 34 31 25 80
5 Aston Villa 46 20 16 10 82 61 23 11 8 4 50 36 23 9 8 6 32 25 21 76
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 23 13 7 3 40 20 23 7 7 9 29 34 15 74
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 23 10 6 7 23 17 23 10 7 6 26 24 8 73
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 11 5 7 31 27 6 70
9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 23 13 4 6 34 21 23 4 11 8 27 33 7 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 23 12 6 5 42 28 23 6 5 12 23 34 3 65
11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 23 14 4 5 50 23 23 3 9 11 23 36 14 64
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 23 10 8 5 34 27 23 6 8 9 26 35 -2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 23 11 6 6 37 24 23 6 5 12 29 44 -2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 23 8 10 5 41 30 23 8 3 12 26 37 0 61
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 16 12 18 64 69 23 10 7 6 32 21 23 6 5 12 32 48 -5 60
16 Stoke City 46 11 22 13 45 52 23 8 9 6 26 24 23 3 13 7 19 28 -7 55
17 Birmingham City 46 14 19 13 64 58 23 7 11 5 31 24 23 7 8 8 33 34 6 52
18 Wigan Athletic 46 13 13 20 51 64 23 11 8 4 29 20 23 2 5 16 22 44 -13 52
19 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 9 23 53 71 23 9 3 11 33 31 23 5 6 12 20 40 -18 51
20 Reading 46 10 17 19 49 66 23 8 6 9 29 31 23 2 11 10 20 35 -17 47
21 Millwall 46 10 14 22 48 64 23 7 9 7 26 27 23 3 5 15 22 37 -16 44
22 Rotherham United 46 8 16 22 52 83 23 7 8 8 32 38 23 1 8 14 20 45 -31 40
23 Bolton Wanderers 46 8 8 30 29 78 23 4 4 15 13 35 23 4 4 15 16 43 -49 32
24 Ipswich Town 46 5 16 25 36 77 23 3 11 9 22 31 23 2 5 16 14 46 -41 31

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