Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Rotherham United will look to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Cheltenham when they take on Crewe Alexandra at Alexandra Stadium. The Millers have been having their ups and downs of late, and, no doubt, they need to keep on making progress if they are to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League. A man to watch in the away team will be Michael Smith, who scored his 15th goal of the season against the Robins.
The Railwaymen, on the other hand, are fighting hard to secure yet another League One survival. Crewe suffered a 1-0 loss to Cambridge United at the weekend, and they face yet another uphill task in Saturday’s clash. In the first half of the season the two teams played out a 1-1 draw at Aesseal New York Stadium, but we are tempted to put our money on the promotion-chasing visitors this time out.
Highlighted Player (Donervon Daniels):
Donervon Daniels is a 186-cm-tall defender who plays for Wigan Athletic. He was born in Montserrat on 24 November, 1993 and he is a product of WBA football academy. After spending several seasons on loan at Tranmere Rovers, Gillingham, Blackpool and Aberdeen, Daniels signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year-contract on June, 2015 and he netted his first goal for the Latics against Scunthorpe United two months later.
He made 33 appearances for Wigan in the 2015/2016 League One campaign and no doubt he helped the club secure promotion to the Championship. His main position is centre back, but he is capable of playing at right back as well. His highest market value was €250 000 on May 30, 2016.
Daniels has contract with Wigan Athletic which expires on 30 June, 2018. It has to be noted that that he was awarded WBA Young Player of the Year for the 2011/2012 season. Donvervon Daniels is a right-footed player.
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.