- West Bromwich have won 4 of their last 5 and are on a 4-match winning streak.
- Rotherham United have won 1 of their last 10, drawing 2 and losing 7.
- West Brom have won 3 of the last 4 meetings, including a 2-0 Championship win at home 2 years ago.
Baggies back to winning ways
West Bromwich Albion will go into Saturday's EFL Cup 2026-2027 tie at Rotherham United as strong favourites at 51/100 with the hosts a big 24/5 and the draw priced at 33/10. The Baggies have won 6 of their last 10 across all comps, drawing 3 and losing just 1, a run of form more suited to a top-six side. Rotherham have won just 1 of their last 10, with 2 draws and 7 defeats.
James Morrison has certainly got the Baggies moving forward with pace and tempo, using a high press and positive forward play to break teams down. West Brom's last 3 wins have been a 4-1 hammering of Bromley at home, a 4-1 win away at Shrewsbury Town and a 2-0 win to nil away at Peterborough United. Jimmy-Jay Morgan has been their spark, netting 4 of their 13 goals across the last 5, while they've scored 2.00 per away game in all comps and conceded just 0.50, which has been great news for the travelling Baggies fans.
Rotherham ready for a scrap
Rotherham have won just 1 of their last 5 in all competitions, drawing 1 and losing 3, and they come into this one off the back of successive defeats, a 3-2 loss at Wycombe Wanderers in League One and a 0-2 home loss to Sheffield United in a friendly. Sam Nombe has looked sharp for the Millers, with 2 goals in his last 5 appearances, but he's their only real threat. Alex Bruce has set Rotherham up to be pragmatic in their approach, setting up a compact block and trying to stay stingy.
Going with the favourites
The head-to-head record and recent form of West Bromwich in particular, tells us that the visitors will get a result here. Rotherham have drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 home matches at the New York Stadium (England). A scrappy, low-scoring affair might be Rotherham's best shot at getting a positive result here, but West Brom look more likely to control the tempo of the game and take the points. Both teams to score - Yes and Over 2.5 goals at 67/100 is the selection in this clash.
