Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Saturday’s football game at Aesseal New York Stadium pits together Rotherham United and Northampton Town, the two teams that defeated Lincoln and Peterborough respectively in their last league matches. The Millers are eager to escape the danger zone and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the round 20 clash. Midfielder Shaun McWilliams is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the EFL Trophy win over Tranmere, but the 26-year-old is not regarded as a first-team regular.
The Cobblers, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Peterborough. Northampton are on a seven-game winless run on the road and seeing that Rotherham won their last home match, we are tempted to place our bets on Steve Evans’ troops. In their last encounter at the venue Rotherham defeated Northampton 1-0, with Kieffer Moore scoring the only goal of the match.
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.