Our prediction for this Championship match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Rotherham United
Considering that they are regarded as one of main favourites to secure promotion to the Premier League, Aston Villa have been playing below expectations at the start of the season. The Villans have recorded only two wins so far this term and, no doubt, they are eager to put an end to their five-game winless run in the Championship. Steve Bruce’s men undisputedly produce much better at home than on the travels and we believe that the time has come for the Villans to get back on course. Rotherham United, on the other hand, defeated high-flying Derby Count in front of home fans at the weekend, but seeing that they struggle on the travels, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. In their last meeting in the Championship Aston Villa recorded a routine 2-0 win over Rotherham United.
Aston Villa vs Rotherham United H2H
Aston Villa
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
33%
Curent Form
Rotherham United
Last 6 Matches
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Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
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Average Goals Per Match
Aston Villa vs Rotherham United H2H
AST
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
33%
Curent Form
ROT
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Rotherham United):
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.
