LEEDS UNITED v ROTHERHAM UNITED
Monday 2nd January 2017 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Football – England – Championship Betting Tips
It’s west versus south in this Yorkshire clash between hosts Leeds United and visitors Rotherham United at Elland Road on Monday afternoon with Leeds looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Championship to five matches.
Leeds have recently posted wins against Reading, Brentford and Preston North End along with a valuable point away at unbeaten Aston Villa at Villa Park as Garry Monk’s team look to consolidate their current play-off position.
The words Leeds United and play-offs were a far and distant dream for many a manager before Monk took over as the club experienced its most turbulent period in its history, but the arrival of the former Swansea City manager has steadied the ship and the hosts are now making headway in the English second tier.
Visitors Rotherham United recently slumped to another defeat last Thursday when they went down 2-1 at home to fellow relegation rivals Burton Albion at their New York Stadium, and The Millers have been cast adrift at the bottom of the Championship as a result.
Rotherham now find themselves 11 points behind Cardiff City who occupy the safety position of 21st in the Championship, and with a trip to an in-form Leeds United pending, Rotherham may take another step towards relegation here this afternoon.
Despite recent home wins over QPR and Wigan Athletic, Rotherham’s away form has been simply disastrous as their record of 0-1-11 10/33 indicates, as well as having lost their last four trips on the trot at Derby County, Burton Albion, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday.
This should be a straightforward win for Leeds here.
