Blackpool vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-02-10 15:00.
Despite playing the second half a man light, Blackpool snatched a 2-2 draw against Huddersfield in midweek, but given that marked a 12th league game without victory, the Championship’s second-bottom side remained in the relegation places. That said, the Tangerines have a game in hand over 21st-placed Cardiff, and could leapfrog them if they can rediscover something close to the form that saw them lose just twice in a packed October (W3, D2).
As well as that game in hand, Blackpool can also take encouragement from being unbeaten overall at Bloomfield Road so far this year (W1, D2). However, a 4-2 win over Preston in mid-October remains their last home league triumph, and history is also against them in home editions of this fixture, with no previous success over Rotherham here (D3, L3).
After opening 2023 with a pair of painful three-goal margin defeats, Rotherham turned a corner by taking a respectable five points from three realistic promotion contenders since (W1, D2). As a result, Rotherham now have a four-point cushion above the drop zone, though being winless in six competitive away games (D2, L4) comes as a disappointment after a shock 1-0 win at Sheffield United before the World Cup break.
That Bramall Lane victory itself also marks Rotherham’s sole win in their previous nine Championship road trips (D3, L5), though with the last three of those games to be won or drawn all coming against sides in the top-five ahead of the round, they may well fancy their chances against a fellow relegation battler.
Players to watch: CJ Hamilton has made it onto the scoresheet in each of the Tangerines’ two most recent home wins, with both strikes coming after the 70th minute. As for the visitors’ potential impact players, Chiedozie Ogbene opened the scoring for Rotherham in September’s reverse fixture (W 3-0).
Hot streak: All six of Rotherham’s goals scored at Bloomfield Road this century have arrived after half-time.