Middlesbrough vs Rotherham predictions: Boro to add to Millers' woes

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Michael Carrick will want his in-form Middlesbrough side to take advantage of basement boys Rotherham

- Middlesbrough have won four of their last six in the Championship
- Rotherham are yet to win on the road this season
- Recommended bet: Middlesbrough to win and Under 2.5 goals

Middlesbrough will look to win their third match in succession when they host Rotherham at the Riverside Stadium in the Championship on Saturday.

Michael Carrick's side have the upper hand after the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea, but their main focus remains on the league, and they are only one point outside the top six.

Rotherham currently prop up the Championship table, and they are winless in four in all competitions.

Team news

Carrick is without Sam Silvera, Riley McGree and Seny Dieng, who are away on international duty, while the game should come too soon for defender Alex Bangura.

Paddy McNair could return from a back injury, while Tom Smith and Darragh Lenihan continue their rehab and will not return until next season.

Leam Richardson has six players on the treatment table, but all of them were hoping to return by the end of January, so Grant Hall, Fred Onyedinma, Andre Green, Tyler Blackett, Cameron Humphreys, and Shane Ferguson will be doing all they can to pass fitness tests.

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The stats

Boro have lost three of their last five in front of their own supporters, but they won their other two matches without conceding.

Carrick's troops have only lost two of their previous six in the second tier, and they are on the verge of the play-offs as a result.

Rotherham have endured a miserable campaign away from home, picking up just three points on their travels all season.

They are winless in four, but their last success did come against Middlesbrough on Boxing Day.

Leam Richardson and his Rotherham side are chasing an improbable Championship double over Middlesbrough

Prediction

Rotherham's away form has troubled them all season, and that should continue this weekend. Richardson's side have failed to score in three of their previous five on the road, and Boro have steadied the ship of late.

Their 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Chelsea will have given them a huge lift ahead of the second half of the season, and Carrick's team will be desperate to get revenge over a team that beat them last month.

Rotherham are already eight points from safety, but Boro may struggle to rack up the goals, having scored just one goal or fewer in each of their last six at home.

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