Rotherham United and Barnsley meet at AESSEAL New York Stadium, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. In the last 3 years there has only been a record of 2 head-to-head matches between these two teams: one on 07-29-2017, which ended in a Rotherham United victory by (4-0), and a more recent one on 01-28-2017 , which ended in a Barnsley victory by (0‑1). The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 21st and 10th in the league table, it is actually a clash between 18th ranked in home matches and 14th away from home.
Rotherham :
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in 21st position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Blackburn Rovers by (2‑1), after in the previous match they had won by (2‑0) at home, in a match against Bristol City. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 11 points, against only 5 in their away games. In their last 9 home games for the championship, Rotherham United won 3, drew 2 and lost 4, winning 11 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Rotherham United comes into this game with a 2-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers, thus adding the fourth loss in the last five games of this competition: the only goal of the team was initialed by Michael Smith. Coach Paul Warne must act in the usual tactical system, 3-5-2, favoring defensive organization and direct balls to attack: Jamie Lindsay is the brain of the team, who is in charge of organizing and creating the offensive process. Forward Freddie Ladapo is Rotherham United’s top scorer with 4 goals scored. For this game, the local coach cannot count on Trevor Clarke, Joe Mattock, Kieran Sadlier, Shaun MacDonald, Clark Robertson and Chiedozie Ogbene, all injured.
Barnsley :
The visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 31 points won, after 9 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Swansea City by (2‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Huddersfield Town by (2‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 11 points away and 20 at home, with 11 goals scored and 16 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 11 suffered at home. For the championship, Barnsley won 11 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 away games. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of their last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 21 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 12 times, but have come back in 4. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for this competition: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’‑ 90 ‘).
Barnsley come into this game with a 2-1 win against Huddersfield, thus returning to the triumphs after the loss against Swansea: the team’s two goals were signed by Michal Helik. In this match at the Rotherham stadium, commander Valérien Ismaël will have to design the team in 3-4-3, favoring possession of the ball and attacks through the corridors: Alex Mowatt will be the team leader, with this player of enormous quality technique. Cauley Woodrow is Barnsley’s highlight as he has 7 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Mike-Steven Bahre, Aapo Halme, Jordan Williams and Ben Williams, all injured.
