Rotherham vs Plymouth prediction, odds & betting tips 05/04/2024

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Rotherham - Plymouth

England Championship - AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham face Plymouth on Friday, 5 April in a big game at the bottom of the Championship. Plymouth may be able to relegate Rotherham if they can avoid defeat at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, but the Pilgrims can't relax either. With so much at stake, here is our Rotherham vs Plymouth prediction below.

Rotherham vs Plymouth prediction: Time to bid farewell to the hosts?

Key stats

• Rotherham's victory over Millwall on Easter Monday was their first win in 15 league matches.
• Plymouth are winless in their last six Championship outings.
• The Pilgrims won the reverse fixture 3-2 earlier this season.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Pilgrims only narrowly favoured

• HOME: 27/10 (3.70) – 27%
• DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
• AWAY: 1/1 (2.00) – 50%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

The Rotherham vs Plymouth odds suggest that the home side should perhaps be given more of a chance than many will give them. The fact they are rock bottom by 16 points and on the verge of relegation at the beginning of April makes them rank outsiders in every match they play, but 27/10 is as short as they have been priced all season.

Plymouth are still the favourites, and rightly so. Yes, they are six games without a win, but they sacked manager Ian Foster earlier this week, making the fabled ‘new manager bounce' a possibility. First-team coach Kevin Nancekivell now has the reins, alongside director of football Neil Dewsnip for the final six games of the season.

Aside from the aforementioned free betting tips, there are plenty of other tips worth considering for this fixture. BTTS: No is priced at 19/20 (1.95) while Morgan Whittaker to score anytime is priced at 13/8 (2.63). Whittaker is already on 20 goals for the season, and has been Plymouth's shining light throughout the campaign.

Last five H2Hs: Nothing to split them

Both teams have competed against each other more often in League One than the Championship in recent times. Out of the last five H2Hs, Plymouth have won twice, Rotherham have won twice and one clash has ended in a draw.

England Championship 16/12/23

Plymouth

3

Rotherham

2

England League 1 26/02/22

Plymouth

0

Rotherham

1

England League 1 07/08/21

Rotherham

2

Plymouth

0

England League 1 28/04/18

Plymouth

2

Rotherham

1

England League 1 16/12/17

Rotherham

1

Plymouth

1

Rotherham preview: Can they delay relegation further?

Charlie Wyke netted his first goal of the season against Millwall on Easter Monday – a strike that won Rotherham the match and delayed a still-inevitable relegation by another week. The 31-year-old could start the match as a reward for the goal but otherwise, Rotherham will likely go in unchanged with no injured players set to return.

Predicted lineup: Johansson (GK), Odoffin, Revan, Humphreys – Ferguson, Rinomhota, Clucas, Rathbone, Bramall – Wyke, Eaves

England League 1 03/05/25

W

Peterborough

1

Rotherham

2

England League 1 27/04/25

D

Stevenage

1

Rotherham

1

England League 1 21/04/25

L

Wigan

1

Rotherham

0

England League 1 18/04/25

D

Mansfield

3

Rotherham

3

England League 1 12/04/25

L

Stockport

3

Rotherham

1

Plymouth preview: A six-game season awaits

The sacking of Ian Foster effectively makes this a six-game season for Plymouth as they look to retain their Championship status. The new coaching setup could elect to make wholesale changes after a run of terrible results and a back five could be considered to tighten things up in defence.

Predicted lineup: Cooper (GK), Phillips, Gibson, Pleguezuelo, Sorinola, Randell, Edwards, Miller, Bundu, Hardie, Whittaker

England Championship 03/05/25

L

Leeds

2

Plymouth

1

England Championship 26/04/25

W

Preston

1

Plymouth

2

England Championship 21/04/25

W

Coventry

1

Plymouth

3

England Championship 18/04/25

L

Middlesbrough

2

Plymouth

1

England Championship 12/04/25

W

Sheff Utd

1

Plymouth

2

Player to watch: Morgan Whittaker

The Championship has been weird and wonderful in equal measure this season and the race for the Golden Boot is a perfect illustration of that. Two of the top three play for teams in the relegation battle with Plymouth's Morgan Whittaker one of them.

Chasing goal number 20

Whittaker is on 19 league goals for the season with his most recent strike coming against Norwich on Good Friday. He will be desperate to make it to 20 before the end of the season and who is to say he can't get there this weekend?