Barnsley v Rotherham

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Friday night brings us this Yorkshire derby between eighth placed Barnsley and 14th placed Rotherham United when the two teams face off at Oakwell with the hosts winning two of their last three games, while Rotherham United registered a 2-0 home win against Stevenage last time out in the English third tier.

Barnsley know if they can take all three points here on Friday night, the hosts will move up the League One table as high as fourth place ahead of this weekend's action and having recently picked up wins against Blackpool and Shrewsbury Town respectively, The Tykes will fancy their chances of making home advantage count in this upcoming tussle.

Despite being dealt a 2-1 loss at home to Mansfield Town on the opening day of this League One season, Barnsley have produced a pretty consistent set of results so far this term which has seen the hosts slip to just another two defeats in their subsequent 12 matches overall.

Darrell Clarke's side have picked up six wins within this 12-match period and it's also worth noting that two out of Barnsley's three defeats to date have been inflicted upon Barnsley on their travels as well.

The goals market also looks an attractive proposition as six out of Barnsley's last 10 league matches have resulted in both teams scoring.

Rotherham United currently occupy 14th place in the League One standings but whilst Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town have enjoyed solid starts to this new season and are amongst the top seven pack in the division, Rotherham have produced a much more modest start to this new term.

The Millers have managed to capture just four wins so far in this campaign along with being involved in five draws and being dealt five defeats as well, so the visitors may find themselves having to settle for perhaps a point at Oakwell on Friday night.

Rotherham United have collected wins against Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Reading and Stevenage but three of these four wins were achieved on home soil at their AESSEAL New York Stadium while on the road, The Millers have managed to muster just the single victory within their seven outings on their travels.

The bigger picture shows Rotherham United have registered just two wins in their previous 13 matches on the road along with being involved in no fewer than six draws and five defeats as well, thus underlining the visitors' problems of picking up wins away from home.

Barnsley v Rotherham United Verdict

Local derbies have a habit of turning the form book upside down and indeed throwing it out of the proverbial window and with this in mind, the straight win markets may be best avoided here.

Nevertheless, both teams stand a good chance of scoring here in what could unfold into a score-draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50