Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Sunday’s football game at legendary Hillsborough will bring down the curtain on day 33 of the current League One campaign. The Owls were anything but impressive in the first half of the season, but they look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive league win. All Dominic Iorfa, Dennis Adeniran, Josh Windass, and Lewis Gibson continue to miss out with injuries, but the quarter was not sorely missed in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wigan.
The Millers, on the other hand, are on the right track to return to the Championship. The league leaders are eleven points clear of second-place Wigan ahead of Matchday 33, meaning that they should be happy with one point from the League One derby. Richard Wood is banned for the visiting side, while Angus MacDonald has yet to overcome his injury. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Hillsborough.
Highlighted Player (Bailey Peacock-Farrell):
Despite being born in Darlington, England on October 29, 1996, Bailey Peacock-Farrell represents Northern Ireland at senior level. The Northern Ireland international started his youth career at Middlesbrough, but in 2013 he joined Leeds United. The talented goalkeeper continued playing for Leeds United senior team and, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of him.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell made his first-team debut for the Whites on April 5, 2016 in a home game against Queens Park Rangers. The two played out a 1-1 draw at Elland Road and it has to be noted that the goalkeeper conceded a penalty kick in the 87th minute of the match. The 192-cm tall shot-stopper has a contract with Leeds United which should expire on June, 2020.
As previously mentioned, the Leeds United goalkeeper represents Northern Ireland on the international stage, qualifying for the national team thanks to his grandfather Jim Farreell, who was born in Enniskillen.
Highlighted Team (Rotherham):
Rotherham United are an English club that compete in the Championship. Rotherham United are located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and they play their home games at New York Stadium and the capacity of the venue is 12,021.
The club was founded in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham County and Rotherham Town. The colour of Rotherham’s home kit was originally yellow and black, but nowadays they were red and white jerseys. The Millers made it to the FA Cup fifth round on two occasions (1952/1953, 1967/1968) and they have yet to play in the Premier League.
Rotherham United have won the Football League One twice (1950/1951, 1980/1981), but the club’s biggest success is participation in the 1960/1961 League Cup final. Sheffield United are regarded as Rotherham United’s fiercest rivals, but the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster could be considered Rotherham’s big rivals as well.