Barnsley vs Rotherham Prediction & Betting Tips (8 November)

This game has huge implications at both ends of the table, with Barnsley battling to stay up and Rotherham attempting to book a place in the playoffs. Although the two teams have very different ambitions, they each seem to love a draw, with the Barnsley managing six in 12 fourth-tier home games and the Rotherham securing a good place in the League One.

Rotherham have now been involved in 13 consecutive League One matches containing three goals or fewer, so the team in purple have been the epitome of consistency on this particular front. Given that 16 of the last 17 Barnsley home games at the top table of the League One have also been of the under 3.5 goals variety, any deviation from this script would represent a shock.

For a club with such pedigree and ambition, Barnsley possess a truly awful defensive record of late, failing to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive League One matches, as well as managing just two shutouts in 20 top-flight fixtures. As for Rotherham, they have both scored and conceded in six of their last eight games at this elite level.