📊 Form Guide

Preston North End

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Preston North End, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 Championship victory over Plymouth Argyle.

In that game, Preston North End managed 42% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Preston North End was Liam Millar (43'). At the other end, Plymouth Argyle got 9 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

Ryan Lowe's Preston North End have hit the back of the net a sum total of 9 times in their preceding 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in those same games is 5.

Pre-game facts show that Preston North End:

• haven't lost in the league to Rotherham United in their last 3 matches.
• are without a home win in the past 3 league games.

Rotherham United

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In their previous game, Rotherham United drew 0-0 in the Championship match with Huddersfield Town.

In that game, Rotherham United managed 50% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Huddersfield Town had 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target.

Illustrating their penchant for fruitful matches, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the prior 6 matches in which Rotherham United have taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.5 goals per clash. Opposing teams have hit 17 of these goals.

Their past results show that Rotherham United:

• haven't been defeated by Preston North End when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. A very good record, indeed.
• are without an away win for the past 32 league games. They clearly need to do something about it.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 01/01/2019 shows that Preston North End have won 1 of these and Rotherham United 3, with the tally of drawn results being 2.

A total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from The Lilywhites and 8 netted by The Millers. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league game between these clubs was Championship match day 8 on 23/09/2023 when the final score was Rotherham United 1-1 Preston North End.

In that match, Rotherham United managed 42% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Their only player to score was Jordan Hugill (35').

Preston North End got 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Liam Lindsay (45') scored.

The referee was Sam Allison.

📋 Team News: Preston North End

Alan Browne (unknown injury) and Finlay Cross-Adair (traffic accident) will be missing for Preston North End gaffer Ryan Lowe.

It looks as if The Lilywhites could line up in a 3-4-1-2 system for this one featuring Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Liam Millar, Ryan Ledson, Alistair McCann, Greg Cunningham, M. Frøkjær-Jensen, Emil Riis Jakobsen and Will Keane.

ℹ️ Team News: Rotherham United

Thanks to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Rotherham United manager Leam Richardson does not have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this game.

We’re of the thinking that The Millers seem likely to begin the game with a 4-4-2 system, going with Viktor Johansson, Peter Kioso, Sean Morrison, Cameron Humphreys, Sebastian Revan, Sam Nombe, Andy Rinomhota, Sam Clucas, Cafu, Oliver Rathbone and Charlie Wyke.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Preston North End will most probably have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

At the other end, Rotherham United are also probably going to find it difficult to get a goal of their own although we do think that they will probably end up hitting back at some stage here.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a fairly comfortable 3-1 win for Preston North End at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 14:07 29/03/2024