Peterborough United (home)
- Luke Williams’ side are 14th with 46 points from 35 league matches and have enjoyed a mid-table season, despite the best efforts of Rotherham United FC to drag them into their relegation battle.
- Peterborough United are in average form having won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five games, but they have drawn their last two - most recently a 3-3 thriller at home to Exeter City.
- Peterborough United line-up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with a style of play that revolves around possession, a good amount of movement from the midfield to create opportunities and pressing in the correct areas.
Rotherham United (away)
- Rotherham are second-bottom of the league with 35 points from the same number of games and have struggled on the road, winning just three times and losing 12 of their 17 away League One fixtures in 2025-26.
- Matthew Hamshaw took over at Rotherham in March 2025 and he has so far failed to keep the Millers from the relegation dogfight.
- Rotherham are a team who like to play direct and get physical with the opposing defence, while the quality they possess on set pieces can cause all kinds of problems for their opponents.
- The Millers rely on their forwards to win physical battles and create chaos in their opponents’ penalty box.
Head-to-Head
Peterborough have not been beaten by Rotherham in the last H2H.
Key Players
Harry Leonard leads the scoring charts for the home team in League One with 12 goals in 29 appearances .
- He has been in fine form of late, bagging three of Peterborough's last seven goals over the past five matches.
- Sam Nombe has seven goals in 20 League One appearances and is the main goal threat for the away side.
Betting Insights
- Peterborough are the better team and are at home, so the bookmakers are favouring them at 1.89.
- The home side average 1.76 goals per game scored and 1.29 conceded in League One 2025/2026.
- Rotherham have scored just 13 times in 17 games away from home, so they will struggle to score against Posh’s solid defence.
Prediction
Peterborough will edge this game out and take three points at the London Road Stadium , as they have the quality to put away the visitors.
