January 14th features a match where Rotherham United will host Blackburn Rovers at Aesseal New York Stadium in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Rotherham United recorded a 1-4 loss against Ipswich Town. Cameron Humphreys struck first for Ipswich Town in the 43rd minute, but Conor Washington got the equalizer for Rotherham United in the 47th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Jack Vale scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 31st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Norwich City was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Blackburn Rovers and Rotherham United last played eachother at the Ewood Park on Saturday Oct 8th. Blackburn Rovers was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Ben Brereton scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 21st minute on a penalty, then Lewis Travis added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Sammie Szmodics In the end, Rotherham United couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win.
Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dolan and Ben Gibson each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Rotherham United’s most prolific scorer has been Conor Washington. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.