In a weekend match in week 2, on Sunday Aug 7th, Rotherham United will travel to Coventry to battle Coventry City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Coventry City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sunderland. Jack Clarke struck first for Sunderland in the 12th minute on a feed from Lynden Gooch, then Viktor Gyökeres tied it up for Coventry City in the 84th minute on a feed from Jonathan Panzo squeezing out at least the one point for Coventry City. Coventry City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Rotherham United, recorded a 1-1 draw against Swansea City. Chiedozie Ogbene scored the first goal for Rotherham United in the 16th minute, then Harry Darling tied it up for Swansea City in the 38th minute earning Swansea City at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Joshua Kayode and Daniel Kelly have been the hottest scorers for Rotherham United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Coventry City’s top weapon lately has been Jonathan Panzo, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.