Exeter City vs Rotherham United predictions, Jan 31, 2026

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In this upcoming English League One matchup, Exeter City will face off against Rotherham United on January 31, 2026. Exeter City, playing at home, comes into the match with the upper hand in recent form, having won 3 of their last 5 matches. On the other hand, Rotherham United has struggled, failing to secure a win in their last 5 outings.

Based on bookmakers’ odds, Exeter City is favored to come out on top with a probability of 48.8% for a home win. The odds for an away win stand at 3.75, indicating a challenging task for Rotherham United. Our model predicts a narrow 1-0 victory for Exeter City.

Tactically, Exeter City will look to capitalize on their recent winning streak and home advantage to dominate possession and create scoring opportunities. On the other hand, Rotherham United will need to tighten up their defense and be clinical in front of goal to pull off an upset.

Overall, this promises to be an intriguing encounter between two teams heading in opposite directions. While Exeter City may have the edge, anything can happen in soccer, making this a match to watch closely.

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Exeter 46.9%

Draw 28.6%

Rotherham 24.5%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:0

Outrights of English League One Exeter: 0.43% Rotherham: 0.09%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.02	3.28	3.74	Watch and Bet
	2	3.1	3.6
	2.02	3.25	3.73
	1.92	3.25	3.8

Latest Results

24.01.26 Port Vale – Exeter City – 1:3 17.01.26 Exeter City – Stevenage Borough – 3:0 10.01.26 Manchester City – Exeter City – 10:1 04.01.26 Huddersfield Town – Exeter City – 2:2 01.01.26 Exeter City – Luton Town – 1:0

24.01.26 Rotherham United – AFC Wimbledon – 1:1 17.01.26 Stockport County – Rotherham United – 3:2 13.01.26 Huddersfield Town – Rotherham United – 3:0 01.01.26 Rotherham United – Peterborough United – 0:2 29.12.25 Blackpool – Rotherham United – 4:0

Facts

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 10 and 23 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).

Exeter is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Rotherham has been on a rough run of results (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Exeter might have a minor edge in this game.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Exeter won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 3:7. (average 0.6:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Exeter won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 1:1. (average 0.5:0.5).

Latest Head To Head

06.09.25 Rotherham United – Exeter City – 1:0 15.03.25 Rotherham United – Exeter City – 1:1 10.08.24 Exeter City – Rotherham United – 1:0 09.04.13 Rotherham United – Exeter City – 4:1 24.11.12 Exeter City – Rotherham United – 0:1

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	27	17	5	5	46:27	19	56
2	Lincoln	27	15	7	5	44:29	15	52
3	Bolton	28	12	10	6	35:26	9	46
4	Bradford City	26	13	7	6	35:28	7	46
5	Stockport County	27	13	7	7	38:33	5	46
6	Huddersfield	28	12	6	10	47:38	9	42
7	Luton	27	11	6	10	37:33	4	39
8	Stevenage	26	10	9	7	28:24	4	39
9	Peterborough	27	12	2	13	35:35	0	38
10	Exeter	26	11	3	12	31:24	7	36
11	Mansfield	25	10	6	9	35:29	6	36
12	Wycombe	27	9	9	9	34:31	3	36
13	Reading	26	9	9	8	35:33	2	36
14	Plymouth	27	11	3	13	34:39	-5	36
15	Barnsley	23	9	6	8	37:36	1	33
16	Leyton Orient	27	9	5	13	40:45	-5	32
17	Blackpool	27	9	5	13	34:39	-5	32
18	AFC Wimbledon	26	9	5	12	28:35	-7	32
19	Wigan	26	7	10	9	29:31	-2	31
20	Burton	26	8	6	12	27:37	-10	30
21	Northampton	26	8	5	13	23:32	-9	29
22	Doncaster	26	7	6	13	28:44	-16	27
23	Rotherham	26	6	7	13	25:39	-14	25
24	Port Vale	25	4	6	15	19:37	-18	18

English League One Outrights

1. Cardiff: 1.4 (59.32%)

2. Lincoln City: 5.57 (14.92%)

3. Bolton: 11.97 (6.94%)

4. Bradford City: 17 (4.89%)

5. Stockport County: 20.33 (4.08%)

6. Huddersfield: 63 (1.32%)

7. Luton: 96.17 (0.86%)

8. Doncaster Rovers: 100 (0.83%)

9. Wimbledon FC: 100 (0.83%)

10. Barnsley: 108.67 (0.76%)

11. Stevenage: 117 (0.71%)

12. Mansfield: 142 (0.58%)

13. Peterborough: 158.67 (0.52%)

14. Reading: 158.67 (0.52%)

15. Wycombe: 167 (0.5%)

16. Plymouth: 192 (0.43%)

17. Exeter: 192 (0.43%)

18. Leyton Orient: 317 (0.26%)

19. Blackpool: 317 (0.26%)

20. Wigan: 317 (0.26%)

21. AFC Wimbledon: 460.4 (0.18%)

22. Burton: 483.67 (0.17%)

23. Doncaster: 660.4 (0.13%)

24. Northampton: 817 (0.1%)

25. Rotherham: 900.33 (0.09%)

26. Port Vale: 983.67 (0.08%)

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