Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Stoke City
Match Time & Date:
29/08/2023
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Rotherham
Stoke City will look to recover from the Championship loss to Millwall when they take on Rotherham United in the EFL Cup round 2. The Potters continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, with the team eyeing their fourth consecutive win in front of home fans. Both Lewis Baker and Emre Tezgel remain in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Millers, meanwhile, have been struggling at the back of late, with the team conceding 11 goals in total in the last five games and that is yet another reason why we are going to bet on Stoke City. All Grant Hall Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson, and Lee Peltier are sidelined with injuries, speaking of the visiting side, whereas talented forward Arvin Appiah is pushing for a recall to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
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.
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