West Brom vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-12-16 15:00.
A resurgent West Brom welcome Rotherham to the Hawthorns with the two sides separated by goal difference alone as the season’s halfway mark approaches for most. Still in the infancy of his West Brom tenure, Carlos Corberán praised his side’s mentality as they escaped the relegation zone with a 2-1 comeback victory over Sunderland on Monday, with the Spanish boss pleased to see his side ‘stick together’ after a tough start.
That rings true of his reign in the Midlands as a whole, with West Brom winning each of their last four Championship games, leaking just one goal in the process, and even that was from the penalty spot. That run has helped the Baggies to start looking up the table rather than over their shoulder, and there appears every chance of that form continuing, given their dominant H2H record against Rotherham (W8, D3, L2).
The Millers head to the Midlands on the back of a disappointing 3-1 home defeat to Bristol City in their return to Championship action. Manager Matt Taylor lamented an ‘uncharacteristically poor’ defensive display from his side, as he could only watch on in frustration as Rotherham conceded three times from four shots on target, which is somewhat symptomatic of their recent slide down the table.
Like West Brom, Rotherham are now just two points clear of the relegation zone ahead of this round of fixtures having won just one of their last eight league games (D2, L5) – a run that has seen them slip out of play-off contention. An away trip is hardly likely to inspire a turnaround in form either, given that the Millers have won just twice on the road in the Championship this term, with only bottom of the table Huddersfield managing fewer victories on their travels.
Players to watch: West Brom winger Jed Wallace has enjoyed his personal H2Hs with Rotherham, netting two second half match openers and losing just once across six meetings (W2, D3). Rotherham hitman Chiedozie Ogbene will face the Baggies for the first time in his career, with the Irishman just two goals short of his career-best total in a season.
Hot stat: West Brom have led at half-time in just two of their 11 Championship home games this season (HT: D5, L4).