Rotherham – Sheffield Utd SOCCER PICKS
Rotherham United and Sheffield United meet at New York Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the Championship. There is only a record of 1 recent direct match between these two teams, on 07-21-2017, which ended with the victory of Sheffield United by (1-2). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Rotherham United:
The home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Swansea City, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Blackburn Rovers, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 12 suffered. For the league, Rotherham United won 15 points out of 24 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 home matches.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (5 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Rotherham enter this round with a draw, by 1-1, in the move to the Blackburn arena: the only goal of the team was scored by Smith. Due to the irregular performance throughout the season, the landlords are still at the bottom of the leaderboard. In this game against Sheffield United, one of the first classified teams of the championship, the whole house must privilege the offensive transitions and the attacks through the lateral corridors. The three arrows pointing to the opponent’s goal will be Newell, Williams and Smith, while the man responsible for defining the offensive moment is midfielder Ryan Manning. The coach can count on the entire staff at his disposal.
Sheffield United:
After 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 30 points won. In the last match, they have tied at home against Sheffield Wednesday by (0-0), after in the previous match they have lost out in a match against Nottingham Forest, by (1-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 15 suffered. In the last 8 away league matches Sheffield United has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 9 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 matches they suffered the first goal.
Sheffield United enter this unmotivated performance, after having registered the second consecutive game without beating the championship, when they drew at home against Sheffield Wednesday, by 0-0. However, visitors manage to stay among the top four classifieds of the competition. The visiting team usually acts in a 3-5-2, favoring a more cautious style of play, attacking, in general, through the central corridor. Stevens, Freeman, Fleck, Duffy and Norwood act in the middle zone. On the other hand, Billy Sharp is the best gunner of this team, with 10 goals scored. The visiting coach can not count on the injured John Egan.
