Our prediction for this Championship match:
Rotherham United will try to put an end to their six-game losing run when they take on Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday afternoon. The Millers are stuck in the relegation zone with only 19 points on their account and, as things stand now, they will find it hard to avoid relegation to the League One. All Daniel Ayala, Cohen Bramall, Grant Hall, Fred Onyedinma, Andre Green, and Tyler Blackett are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
The Owls, on the other hand, are on the same quest, with the team sitting in 23th place, three points behind the safe zone. Given their fine performances in back-to-back wins over Millwall and Bristol City, we predict that the visitors are going to emerge triumphant in the Aesseal New York Stadium showdown. DiShone Bernard serves a one-game ban, while all Mohamed Diaby, Josh Windass, and Callum Paterson are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Josh Windass):
Born in Hull, England on January 9, 1994, John Windass is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Windass is a product of Huddersfield Town youth academy, but he did not play for the Terriers at senior level.
The 175-cm-tall midfielder began his senior career at Accrington Stanley and after scoring 22 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later Josh Windass joined Wigan Athletic and he has been playing for the DW Stadium outfit ever since. He scored his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 win over Hull City.
His main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as both central midfielder and second striker as well. It has to be noted that Josh is the son of former footballer Dean Windass, who played for the likes of Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Bradford City during his professional career.
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.