Rotherham vs Fleetwood Town Predictions

• Rotherham have gone three games without a win, dropping to 6th place and putting their playoff place under threat.
• Fleetwood Town have struggled for consistency recently, winning twice and losing twice in their last five games but are only one point off their opponents.
• Games featuring Rotherham have seen 2.7 goals on average, with the home side scoring an average of 1.6 goals per game.
• Fleetwood Town have scored 31 goals in 18 games, 1.72 per game on average and matches featuring the side have averaged 3.1 goals.

Rotherham need a win to keep their playoff place

Rotherham have enjoyed a decent season so far, winning nine from 20 and scoring plenty of goals but a recent poor run, featuring losses to Portsmouth and Rochdale has seen them slip to sixth place, clinging on to the final playoff spot on goal difference.

There are normally plenty of goals when Rotherham take to the field, netting 32 times in 20 matches, being the third highest scorers in the league thus far but they also concede more than a goal a game, something that Paul Warne will be keen to address.

How far can Paddy Madden’s goals take Fleetwood?

Fleeetwood Town sit just one point below their opponents this weekend, with their inconsistency keeping them from making the jump into the playoffs. Their leading scorer so far is Paddy Madden, the striker scoring 12 times so far, double anyone else in the squad and his colleagues will need to start chipping in to keep Town in the playoff hunt.

The side do feature in matches that produce goals though with an average of 3.1 goals per game, featuring Fleetwood in 2019/20. 13 of the 18 matches they’ve played this season have seen both sides score with the 2.5 goal line being beaten 66% of the time.

Who enters the festive period with the advantage?

These two sides will be hoping to be in the playoff hunt at the end of the season and these kind of games can be vitally important in determining who makes the top six. With that in mind, we’re confident in predicting that this match should beat the 2.5 goal line with relative ease.

There are goals at either end of the pitch for both of these teams and with a place in the top six on Christmas Day looking likely for whoever comes out on top, we should see both teams creating plenty of chances. Home advantage should just swing it Rotherham’s way though and we’re backing a 3-2 win for the hosts.