Rotherham vs Huddersfield prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-15 15:00.
[p]Two of the bottom three in the Championship go head-to-head on Saturday as bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United host 22nd-placed Huddersfield Town. For the Millers, their two-season stint in the second tier appears to be fast coming to a close mathematically as, with only nine games of the campaign remaining, they are 20 points away from safety and have lost all nine matches since the start of February, failing to score in six of those defeats, including each of the last three![/p]
[p]In fact, since late October, the Millers have won just once in all competitions (D7, L18) and have been thrashed 5-0 in their last two games, finding themselves 4-0 down at half-time in both. It was no surprise therefore to hear boss Leam Richardson describe himself as feeling “physically sick for the travelling fans” after last Saturday’s mauling at Norwich, which leaves them on the brink of equalling their worst-ever losing run in the Football League here.[/p]
[p]Huddersfield were 1-0 up at the break last weekend against play-off chasers West Bromwich Albion, but lost 4-1 to make it back-to-back defeats for André Breitenreiter’s side, who had picked up four points from his first two matches in charge prior to those encounters and make this short trip across Yorkshire sitting level on points with Sheffield Wednesday in 23rd.[/p]
[p]However, the Terriers are only three points behind 17th-placed Plymouth, and with six of their final nine games against teams currently in the bottom half of the table, their destiny remains in their own hands. They’ll hope their push to safety can begin here, and they have an excellent record against Rotherham, who they have beaten 2-0 in their last two H2Hs and have lost to just twice since the start of 1993 (W14, D8)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: French midfielder Christ Tiéhi hasn’t missed a Rotherham league game since signing in August and was the last player to find the net for them at the New York Stadium back in mid-February. Huddersfield’s Sorba Thomas got a goal and an assist in the last H2H and the Welsh winger has contributed to 13 goals this season (G4, A9), including six since mid-January (G2, A4).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Rotherham have scored only once before half-time across their last nine home matches.[/p]