On Tue Apr 12th, Rotherham United will travel to Portsmouth to battle Portsmouth in a meeting of these two mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Portsmouth sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers. Aiden O’Brien struck first for Portsmouth in the 50th minute on a feed from Marcus Harness, but Kieran Sadlier got the equalizer for Bolton Wanderers in the 76th minute earning them at least the one point. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 3rd placed Rotherham United is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Shrewsbury Town. Daniel Udoh struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 36th minute, then Elliott Bennett added another in the 78th minute In the end, Rotherham United was frustrated by Shrewsbury Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shrewsbury Town ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Rotherham United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Oct 16th, Rotherham United hosted Portsmouth in their last match together. Rotherham United won by a score of 4 to 1. Michael Smith struck first for Rotherham United in the 29th minute, then Marcus Harness tied it up for Portsmouth in the 49th minute on a feed from Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Rotherham United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Daniel Barlaser and Chiedozie Ogbene, and they each have 1 goal. George Hirst has been the most effective weapon for Portsmouth lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.