Rotherham United vs Reading
13th August 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
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Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 7/2 odds taken 1201 GMT, Friday 12 August
Rotherham United and Reading meet at the New York Stadium in EFL Championship action this Saturday. This will be the Millers’ first league game since the opening weekend of the season, and United will be eyeing up all three points. The Royals, who won their last Championship contest, will also be on the lookout for a positive result. In our in-depth betting preview, we have the best odds and predictions.
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Rotherham United Preview – Can the Millers return with a home win?
Rotherham United are back in the Championship after winning promotion from EFL League One last term. Paul Warne’s men finished runners-up to Wigan Athletic, racking up an impressive 90 points. United won 27, drew nine and lost ten of 46 matches.
Rotherham started life back in the Championship with a good draw with Swansea City at the New York Stadium. Chiedozie Ogbene opened the scoring for the Millers, but Harry Darling levelled for the Swans before the break.
United picked up a win in the first round of the EFL Cup in midweek, as goals from Oliver Rathbone and Ogbene sealed a 2-1 success on the road against EFL League One side Port Vale. Can Warne’s troops follow that up with three points in the league this Saturday?
Reading Preview – Will the Royals build on Cardiff victory?
Reading survived by the skin of their teeth after a tough season last time around, and Paul Ince’s men have been tipped to struggle again. However, they have collected three points from a possible six so far.
On the first weekend of the new season, Reading were narrowly beaten by Blackpool, with Callum Connolly scoring the only goal of the game at Bloomfield Road. They bounced back with a superb victory over Cardiff City last weekend, coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
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Reading may have lost at home to lower-league opposition in the EFL Cup in midweek, but they will be eager to build on last Saturday’s Championship triumph over Cardiff. The away win here is priced at 5/2.
Rotherham United vs Reading Betting Advice
Reading did the double over Rotherham in the 2020-21 Championship campaign. Goals from Yakou Meite (2) and Lucas Joao gave the Royals a 3-0 home success. They then picked up a 1-0 victory at the New York Stadium in February 2021, with Michael Morrison netting the only goal.
Reading are unbeaten in eight in this fixture, winning five and drawing three. You have to go back to April 2015 for United’s last success over the Royals, which was a 2-1 Championship win at the New York Stadium.
Key Facts – Rotherham United vs Reading Betting Tip
- Reading picked up three points last weekend
- The Royals are undefeated in eight games against Rotherham
- The Millers have won one and drawn one of two league and cup games this term
Reading have an excellent recent record in this fixture, unbeaten in eight, and we can see that run continuing this weekend. Both meetings in the 2018-19 season ended 1-1, and there is good value in 7/2 for the draw and both teams to score on Saturday.
Chiedozie Ogbene has made a fine start to his season, scoring in both matches so far. The 25-year-old forward is nicely priced at 11/4 to make it three in three this weekend.
The best betting odds for Rotherham United vs Reading
Rotherham United to win: 23/20 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Reading to win: 5/2 at Bet365
