Rotherham (home)
- The Tykes are 14th on 51 points from 39 games and have plenty to play for in the second half of the season, while the hosts are 22nd with 37 points from the same number of games and are desperate for survival points.
- Lee Clark took over as Millers boss in March 2026 and is tasked with turning around the club’s fortunes, but he has not had much success yet.
- Their recent results have seen them thrashed 5-0 and 3-0 away to Peterborough United and Lincoln City respectively, while they drew 0-0 at home to Stevenage.
Barnsley (away)
- Barnsley will be favoured to beat Rotherham in a game that has extra importance because of the circumstances of both clubs heading into the weekend.
- Barnsley have won three of the last four League One meetings with Rotherham, who have one victory.
- Barnsley have drawn two and not lost in their last two away League One games.
Head-to-Head
- Barnsley have won three of the last four League One meetings with Rotherham, who have one victory.
- Rotherham have failed to win any of their recent home clashes with Barnsley.
Key Players
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Sam Nombe has been their biggest threat this season, scoring nine goals in 24 League One appearances and will be the one to watch after scoring both of the Millers’ last two goals.
- Sam Nombe - 9 goals in 24 appearances
- Scored both of the Millers’ last two goals
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Barnsley also have a forward who is in the same sort of form as Nombe; David McGoldrick has 15 goals in 35 appearances in this league, and has scored half of Barnsley’s last four goals.
- David McGoldrick - 15 goals in 35 appearances
- Scored half of Barnsley’s last four goals
Betting Insights
The visitors average 1.33 goals per game on the road and concede on average 1.78, but Rotherham average just 1.10 goals per home game this campaign and seem to have the sort of defensive frailties that Barnsley can exploit.
Prediction
But Barnsley are the team to take in this one because of Rotherham’s poor recent form, the Tykes’ superiority in the head-to-head and the oddsmakers have them at 2.4 to get the win.
