Rotherham United FC
- Rotherham United FC have won one and lost four of their last five League One games, and been beaten in their last two at home.
- The hosts, managed by Matthew Hamshaw since March 31, 2025, have played an aggressive 3-5-2 system, relying on a direct, high-tempo approach.
- Hamshaw’s side will press the ball hard, looking to force the opposition into mistakes, and create chaos in the box with set-pieces and their wide wing-backs.
- Rotherham United FC have had a woeful 2025-2026 campaign, and currently sit 23rd in the table with 31 points from 32 matches.
Mansfield Town
- Mansfield Town have drawn two and lost three of their last five League One matches, and lost their only recent away game, 0-1 at Blackpool.
- Nigel Clough, who has overseen Mansfield Town since November 2020, will look to get the Stags into a more methodical shape, but they still have a lot of density in central zones, and usually look to counter-attack in numbers, especially from midfield.
- Mansfield Town have also failed to win in their last three, losing each time, most recently a 0-2 defeat at home to Lincoln City.
Head-to-Head
In the last head-to-head, Mansfield Town beat Rotherham 2-1 at home in League One five months ago.
Key Players
- Sam Nombe is Rotherham United’s highest scorer in League One this season, with seven goals from 17 appearances, and the striker brings a physical presence to their front line.
- For Mansfield, Rhys Oates has six goals from 21 League One appearances, often triggering attacks with his pace on the counter.
Betting Insights
- With these two sides both in such poor form, it is perhaps no surprise that the odds are very tight for this crucial matchup, with Rotherham near the foot of the League One table.
- Mansfield are favourites at 2.51, while Rotherham are just behind at 2.69, and the Draw is priced at 3.32.
- A lack of goals has been a real problem for both sides in recent months, so the Under 2.5 goals market looks tempting at 1.82.
- Rotherham United have won five, drawn five and lost six of their 16 home games in League One, conceding an average of 1.50 goals per game.
- Mansfield Town, meanwhile, have won four, drawn five and lost six of their 15 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 and conceding 1.27 goals per away game.
Prediction
With Mansfield failing to win their last two trips to New York, and the last meeting between the two ending in a 2-1 home win for Mansfield five months ago, we’re happy to take the 3.32 offered for the three-way tie.
