In this week 6 match, on Sat Aug 27th, Rotherham United plays host to Birmingham City in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Rotherham United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Chiedozie Ogbene struck first for Rotherham United in the 33rd minute, then in the 43rd minute, Ilias Chair sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Christopher Willock earning them at least the one point. Rotherham United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Birmingham City recorded a 0-1 loss against Wigan Athletic. Nathan Broadhead struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 83rd minute on a feed from Charlie Wyke, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Wigan Athletic ran away with the shutout win. Birmingham City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Birmingham City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Przemyslaw Płacheta and Scott Hogan, and they each have 1 goal. Chiedozie Ogbene has been the most prolific scorer on Rotherham United in the last 5 matches with three goals.