Week 34 brings us a match on Feb 18th where Rotherham United will host Wigan Athletic at Aesseal New York Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 1st placed Rotherham United, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sheffield Wednesday. Freddie Ladapo struck first for Rotherham United in the 59th minute on a feed from Ben Wiles, then Michael Smith added another in the 84th minute In the end, Sheffield Wednesday couldn’t muster any offence and Rotherham United ran away with the shutout win. Rotherham United is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Wigan Athletic recorded a 2-1 win against Charlton Athletic. Elliott Lee struck first for Charlton Athletic in the 7th minute on a feed from Adam Matthews, then Will Keane tied it up for Wigan Athletic in the 26th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Stephen Humphrys to cap off a wild match. Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 14th, Wigan Athletic hosted Rotherham United at the The Dw Stadium in their last match together. Wigan Athletic won by a score of 1 to 0. Will Keane struck first for Wigan Athletic in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Max Power, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rotherham United was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory.
Callum Lang and Stephen Humphrys are the top scorers for Wigan Athletic in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Rotherham United, their top scorers are Daniel Barlaser and Michael Smith, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.