Rotherham vs Preston prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-09-22 14:00.
Hovering only one point above the relegation trap door ahead of this round of fixtures, Rotherham United must stop leaking goals if they are to start moving up the table. After Wednesdayâs fixtures, only Southampton have conceded more in the Championship than the Millersâ 16 goals from seven games, including three more at Millwall in their last match as they went down 3-0.
It is now five defeats for Rotherham in the Championship this season (W1, D1) and after the defeat at The Den, manager Matt Taylor talked of needing to make sure his players are âmentally strong enough to get through this tough timeâ. However, it could be about to get
even worse with the visit of the table-toppers Preston North End on Saturday, a team who Rotherham took only one point from and lost 2-1 against at the New York Stadium last season.
Ryan Loweâs side are unbeaten in the league and made it six wins in a row this campaign as they came from behind to beat Birmingham City 2-1 at home on Tuesday night. The Lillywhites are targeting their third successive victory on the road after securing wins âto nilâ against Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City, who are both in the bottom six with Rotherham ahead of this weekendâs games.
North End have conceded only five goals in the league all season, with the last time their defence was breached in an away game back on the opening day in early August! At the other end, they are yet to draw a blank across eight games in all competitions and interestingly all four of their league goals on the road have come in the second half of matches.
Players to watch: Winger Fred Onyedinma has contributed to three of Rotherhamâs five league goals this season (G2, A1) with one goal and an assist coming from his last two home matches. Will Keane has missed Prestonâs last two games through injury but is expected back for this trip and will be looking to add to his impressive tally of three goals in away matches already this campaign.
Hot stat: Preston have scored exactly two goals in five of their last six games.