In this week 3 match, on Saturday Aug 13th, Reading and Rotherham United will play a match in Rotherham in a meeting of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 19th placed Rotherham United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Swansea City. Chiedozie Ogbene struck first for Rotherham United in the 16th minute, then Harry Darling tied it up for Swansea City in the 38th minute earning Swansea City a comeback draw. Rotherham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Reading, recorded a 2-1 win against Cardiff City. Callum O’Dowda struck first for Cardiff City in the 4th minute, then Shane Long tied it up for Reading in the 27th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 63rd minute on a goal by Thomas Ince to cap off a wild match. Reading is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 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.
Yakou Meite has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in his last 5 matches with two goals. Rotherham United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joshua Kayode and Daniel Kelly each having 2 goals in their last five.