Blackburn vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-07 14:00.
Following Blackburn Rovers’ latest 1-0 defeat to Cardiff in midweek, manager John Dahl Tomasson stated that his side “have taken many steps in the right direction, but that first-half was not one of them”. Rovers are currently enduring a run of six defeats across the last nine league games, a streak which threatens to derail their hopes of mounting a play-off push this season.
A return to winning ways may be expected here as Blackburn have scored exactly twice in four of their last five home league games (W3, L2), and are unbeaten across each of their last seven home league encounters with newly-promoted opposition (W5, D2). That run includes a 2-1 win over Rotherham back in 2020/21, contributing to their seven wins across the last eight home H2H meetings (D1).
Rotherham won’t be lying down though, having recorded their best-ever start to a Championship season in terms of points earned (W3, D6, L2), despite the club experiencing an uncertain period courtesy of ex-manager Paul Warne’s departure for Derby County. It’s not been plain sailing for the Millers, who have scored just once in three hours of play since Warne’s departure (D1, L1), but they now have their man in Matt Taylor.
The former Exeter City manager left the Grecians in a mid-table League One position after overseeing a terrific promotion season in League Two last year. Fans of the Millers will hope that Taylor’s next magnificent feat is keeping them in this league after a run of three straight relegations when competing at this level.
Players to watch: Blackburn’s Bradley Dack has made four goal contributions (G3, A1) across his last five personal H2Hs with Rotherham, including a goal in his last home meeting. It took less than ten minutes for the Matt Taylor era at Rotherham to get its first goal and Dan Barlaser dispatched it with ease – with four of his last five goals coming from the penalty spot.
Hot stat: Rotherham failed to score in seven of their last ten away league games, winning just once in that run (D6, L3).