Norwich vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-04-09 14:00.
Norwich City and Rotherham United were both under great pressure heading into the Easter weekend after disappointing spells, with the jam-packed schedule potentially deciding many Championship teams’ fate this season. Both clubs went on to turn Good Friday into a ‘great Friday’, with Norwich overcoming playoff rivals Blackburn 2-0 to reignite their dreams of promotion, while Rotherham impressively beat West Brom 3-1 to alleviate relegation fears and open up a three-point gap over the drop zone.
For Norwich, their timely ending of a four-game winless run (D2, L2) means they now trail recently conquered foe and sixth-placed Blackburn by just a single point prior to this round. The Canaries should be confident they can break into the playoff spots if other results go their way, having won each of their last four home league matches that occurred on Easter Monday!
Opponents Rotherham have not been as blessed, as their recent Easters have been spoiled by losing their last four league matches on Easter Monday. That makes their come-from-behind victory over West Brom doubly important as a confidence booster, particularly considering Matt Taylor’s men failed to win any of their three matches prior (D1, L2).
The Millers need all the confidence they can muster ahead of this trip as the cards appear to be stacked heavily against them. Not only have they lost seven of the last eight H2Hs (W1), but they’ve also failed to win any of their previous 12 visits to Carrow Road (D6, L6). Furthermore, Rotherham are also currently winless in their last 11 away assignments (D5, L6), failing to score in the majority of those matches (six).
Players to watch: Gabriel Sara has only lost twice before in his career when getting on the scoresheet (W18, D3), something Norwich profited from when he scored against Blackburn. They’ll be on the lookout for former employer Jordan Hugill here as the now Rotherham centre-forward has delivered the game-winning goal in his last four Championship goalscoring outings.
Hot stat: No team has lost more Championship games when listed as the pre-match betting favourite than Norwich’s 12 (W13, D7) this season.