Rotherham vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-08 15:00.
Rotherham’s recent rotten run has seen them sink even deeper into the pits of the Championship’s relegation zone, as they now find themselves second-from-bottom thanks to their current seven-game winless streak (D4, L3). A drastic improvement needs to be made quickly otherwise caretaker manager Wayne Carlisle could very well hand over a side who are a double-digit margin away from safety, since they currently sit seven points adrift.
A mild reprieve for the league’s leakiest defence was their ability to keep a clean sheet last time out, as they won just a second point on the road this season by holding Birmingham to a goalless draw. The Millers will therefore be desperate to return to the Aesseal New York Stadium since it’s most likely where their survival hopes will take flight or not, as they’ve avoided defeat in seven of their nine home league matches (W2, D5, L2).
Attempting to inflict another defeat will be Swansea, who sit in an uncomfortable 18th place riding a five-game winless run (D3, L2), rounded off by needing a 94th-minute equaliser to draw 1-1 with Huddersfield. That was a result that spelled the end of Michael Duff’s short tenure in charge, with Alan Sheehan taking over on an interim basis ahead of their trip to Yorkshire.
He’ll be hoping his first assignment goes as smoothly as most of Swansea’s recent meetings with Rotherham, seeing as they’ve lost only one of the last nine H2Hs (W5, D3). Perhaps this is therefore the perfect game to instil some robustness into this Swans outfit, as no side in the league can match their total of 19 dropped points after going in front.
Players to watch: Rotherham will hope Jordan Hugill capitalises on home advantage again, since 15 of his last 18 goals have come in home matches. Swansea’s Jamal Lowe may look to undercut his fellow number ten, having scored the match opener with eight of his last 11 goals.
Hot stat: There have only been three scoreless first-halves in Swansea’s last 25 matches.