Leyton Orient vs Rotherham United - prediction, team news, lineups

Rotherham United question to Brisbane Road connected Saturday with their relegation from League One already confirmed and thing near to play pursuing a 3-0 decision distant to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night. 

As for the hosts, Leyton Orient volition beryllium aiming for a archetypal triumph successful six matches arsenic they look to determination further wide of the bottommost four, having played retired a goalless gully with Mansfield Town earlier successful the week.

Match preview

Richie Wellens’ Leyton Orient caput into the last fewer games of the play successful a beardown presumption to unafraid their League One status, with 1 triumph and 3 draws from their past six lifting them to 17th successful the array and 4 points wide of the relegation zone.

With 3 games to go, each of which are against sides beneath them successful the table, the O's are successful a commanding spot to corroborate their safety.

However, caller signifier remains a concern, with Wellens’ broadside present winless successful 5 heading into their 44th league lucifer of the campaign, though some defeats during that tally person travel against promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town and already-promoted Lincoln City.

That said, their run-in presents a aureate accidental to decorativeness powerfully and propulsion further distant from danger, with striker Dom Ballard playing a cardinal relation successful their endurance propulsion and hopes of remaining a third-tier broadside for the 2026-27 season.

No subordinate successful the part has scored much than his 22 League One goals, and helium looks acceptable to decorativeness arsenic the apical scorer, highlighting his value to the London side’s campaign.

When Lee Clark took complaint of Rotherham United successful the mediate of March, the erstwhile Newcastle United and Sunderland midfielder faced a hard task, with the Millers sitting 22nd and six points adrift of safety.

Fast guardant 4 weeks, their concern has worsened, with conscionable 1 constituent taken from his 5 games successful charge, a tally of 1 gully and 4 defeats that yet confirmed their relegation to League Two.

It was a 3-0 decision to chap strugglers Wigan Athletic earlier successful the week sealed their fate, arsenic they failed to capitalise connected what had been a important accidental to adjacent the gap, with the effect confirming Rotherham volition play fourth-tier shot for the archetypal clip since the 2012-13 campaign.

Their relegation has travel arsenic small astonishment fixed their prolonged struggles, with the Millers winning conscionable 3 of their 27 league matches since beating leaders Lincoln City successful November, a tally that has included disappointing defeats to sides specified arsenic Port Vale and Barnsley successful caller weeks. 

In the 13 years since earning promotion to League One nether Steve Evans, Rotherham person established themselves arsenic thing of a yo-yo club, winning promotion to the Championship 4 times and suffering relegation backmost to League One connected 4 occasions, ne'er spending much than 2 consecutive seasons successful the aforesaid division.

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Team News

Leyton Orient person travel distant from their midweek gully with nary further wounded concerns, but Wellens whitethorn beryllium tempted to alteration things up aft a crippled that produced small attacking quality. 

Ballard is expected to pb the line, with Josh Koroma a imaginable enactment to travel successful for either Sonny Perkins oregon Charlie Wellens retired wide. 

Dan Happe, who suffered an wounded scare successful caller weeks, returned against Mansfield and is acceptable to clasp his spot successful the backmost three.

Rotherham United person been hindered by large injuries passim their run and volition erstwhile again beryllium without a agelong database of players. 

Defenders Hamish Douglas and Marvin Kaleta volition some stay sidelined with midfielders Dru Yearwood, Joe Powell, Kian Spence and Shaun McWilliams joining them successful the attraction room.

Irish defender Emmanuel Adegboyega returned to the seat past clip retired aft a period retired and could present propulsion for a commencement successful defence, with skipper Joe Rafferty expected to proceed astatine full-back.

Leeds United loanee Harry Gray precocious returned to his genitor nine for attraction connected a hamstring wounded and was spotted supporting them successful the distant extremity astatine Old Trafford during their 2-1 triumph implicit Manchester United, and aft playing 90 minutes conscionable 24 hours later, helium is expected to clasp his spot arsenic his indebtedness spell draws to a close.

Leyton Orient imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; James, Happe, Forrester; Mitchell, Abdulai, Bakinson, Morris; Wellens, Ballard, Koroma

Rotherham United imaginable starting lineup:

Cann; Rafferty, Adegboyega, Jules, Cover; Baptiste, Gore, Lee; Biancheri, Nombe, Gray

We say: Leyton Orient 2-0 Rotherham United

While not mathematically harmless conscionable yet, Leyton Orient find themselves successful a acold stronger presumption than their opponents heading into the last tally of games.

A triumph present would each but unafraid their survival, and fixed the visitors' struggles, we expect the hosts to instrumentality to winning ways with a comfy 2-0 triumph successful beforehand of their location fans. 

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