Rotherham United and Aston Villa face at New York Stadium, in a match for the 41st round of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 09-18-2018, Aston Villa won at home against (2-0). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 22nd and 5th of the table of the league, in reality it is a match between the 17th classified in home matches and the 7th as a visitor.
Rotherham United:
After 8 wins, 15 draws and 17 losses, the home team is currently in the 22 th position of the league, with 39 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Nottingham Forest by (2-1), after in the previous match they have lost (6-1) an away match against Derby County. This is a team that usually plays better at home, where they have won 29 points, against only 10 points in away matches. For the league, Rotherham United won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 22 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Rotherham enter this game motivated, after a triumph, by 2-1, in the reception to Nottingham, returning this way to the victories, after two consecutive games without winning in this competition: Smith and Ihiekwe marked the goals of the three points. On this day, against Aston Villa, coach Paul Warne must line up in 4-3-3, benefiting tactical organization and rapid transitions, especially through the flanks. The Nigerian Semi Ajayi is the great highlight of this team, with 7 goals scored. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
Aston Villa:
The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 63 points won, after 16 wins, 15 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Blackburn Rovers, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (1-3). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 away league matches Aston Villa has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 18 times and only managed 4 comebacks.
The Aston Villa enters this day motivated, after a triumph by 1-3 in the displacement to the land of the Sheffield Wednesday, registering like this the sixth victory followed in the championship: the goals of the equipment were marked by McGinn, Adomah and Abraham. It should be noted that the great goal of the visiting club is to conquer a place in the play-offs of promotion. In this game against Rotherham, a team that is at the bottom of the leaderboard, coach Dean Smith must play in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, however, in some moments of the game he must act only in counterattack. Tammy Abraham is the best scorer for Aston Villa, with 22 goals scored. For this game, the outside club coach can not count Carrol, Elphick, Nyland, Lyden and Hutton, all with physical problems.
