Hull vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-11-27 19:45.
Hull City came from 2-0 down at half-time to draw 2-2 with Swansea City on Saturday, showing the fighting spirit that could keep them in the hunt for the Championship play-offs. Sitting two places below the top six after losing just one of their last five league fixtures (W3, D1), manager Liam Rosenior hailed their progress by saying they were ultimately disappointed not to win in South Wales.
This is their best points haul after 17 games (W7, D6, L4) since 2015/16, which could prove to be a good omen as that year they reached the play-offs and earned promotion to the Premier League. But the Tigers might still need a bit more bite to stay in contention as they’ve scored exactly once in six of their last seven home league fixtures, perhaps explaining why they won just two of them (D4, L1).
Aiming to capitalise on any lack of precision in the final third, Rotherham United embark on another Yorkshire derby after holding Leeds to a creditable 1-1 draw on Friday night. They remain managerless and in the relegation zone, four points behind 21st-placed Huddersfield, so interim boss Wayne Carlisle’s admission that they’d have taken a point if offered one was hardly a surprise.
As the Millers haven’t won a H2H since 2015 (D2, L4) and last won one in Hull way back in January 1996 (D4, L4), they would probably settle for a repeat of last season’s 0-0 draw here. Rotherham’s search for a Championship away win now stretches back over a year (D8, L13), but if it’s omens you’re after, their last one was against another Yorkshire club when they beat Sheffield United 1-0.
Players to watch: Liam Delap has scored two of Hull’s last three goals at home and now seeks a first against Rotherham having played against them for Manchester City U23s, Preston and Stoke (W1, D1, L2). Rotherham’s Hakeem Odoffin netted his third goal of the season against Leeds, two of which came before the 25th minute.
Hot stat: Rotherham have conceded a league-high 21 away goals this term, an average of 2.63 per game.