England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rotherham United and Watford, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham.
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Rotherham United, Recent FormRotherham United won't feel too deflated by the 2-1 home defeat to Hull City, given that their opponents sit a full 17 places above them in the league table. In that game they had 40% possession and managed 11 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Hull City who had 20 attempts and 8 on target.
Having scored 4 goals and conceded 11 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 28 of their 31 games overall.
Rotherham United will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form at AESSEAL New York Stadium, they've lost their last 3 league games in a row there and not had a home win in 4 games.
Watford, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 4-2 away defeat by Norwich City will have left the Watford squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with a 56% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Norwich City, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 6, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 9 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
On an individual basis, Edo Kayembe will be looking to cause Rotherham United some problems having scored 3 goals in Watford's last 6 away games in the league.
The last time these two teams met Watford enforced their superiority over Rotherham United with a comfortable 5-0 win.
The Hornets will be confident of finding the net in this one against Rotherham, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 8 encounters between the two sides. In the previous 5 matches between these sides, Watford have shown they know their way around The Millers defence having scored 13 times against them in those 5 matches.
It's been a long time since Watford have lost this fixture, having picked up points against Rotherham in 11 league games in a row.
Rotherham manager Leam Richardson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Daniel Ayala (Achilles tendon), Tyler Blackett (Hamstring), Cohen Bramall (Ankle), Shane Ferguson (Hernia), André Green (Achilles tendon) and Grant Hall (Hip) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Vakoun Bayo (Hamstring) and Jeremy Ngakia (Broken ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Valérien Ismaël will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Rotherham United Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 5-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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