On Dec 11th, Rotherham United and Burton Albion will play a match in Rotherham in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 1st placed Rotherham United, recorded a 5-1 win against Gillingham. Oliver Lee struck first for Gillingham in the 5th minute, but Freddie Ladapo got the equalizer for Rotherham United in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 45th minute on a goal by Mikel Miller to cap off a wild match. Rotherham United is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Burton Albion, recorded a 1-2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. Brandon Hanlan struck first for Wycombe Wanderers in the 16th minute, then Garath McCleary added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Burton Albion is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Daniel Jebbison has been the most prolific scorer on Burton Albion in his last five matches with 3 goals. Rotherham United’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Barlaser. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.