In this 4th week match, on Tuesday Aug 16th, Preston North End will host Rotherham United 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 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 17th placed Preston North End, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hull City. Neither Preston North End nor Hull City could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Preston North End looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while rotherham United sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they 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 a comeback draw. Rotherham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
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. Alan Browne and Ben Woodburn are the top scorers for Preston North End in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.