Huddersfield vs Rotherham prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-09-15 14:00.
Huddersfield manager Neil Warnock faces another of his former clubs as the Terriers return to action following the international break with an all-Yorkshire home clash against Rotherham, a side Warnock managed back in 2016. He’s already faced off against two former employers in the early stages of this season with limited success, as Huddersfield were beaten on the opening day at Plymouth before twice failing to beat Middlesbrough in league and cup action (D1, L1).
Warnock returned to Huddersfield midway through the last campaign, guiding them to safety, and it looks likely they’ll be in the dog fight at the bottom of the Championship again this time around. Sitting 21st after five games, just two points above the drop zone, Huddersfield will be hoping the 2-1 win they picked up at West Brom prior to the international break can help them kick on for the season.
Rotherham also survived the relegation scrap last term, the first time they’d stayed up in the second tier since the 2015/16 campaign, a season where Warnock performed a miracle in South Yorkshire. Fast forward over seven years, and Matt Taylor is the man in the hot seat, with his side travelling to the John Smith’s Stadium level on points with Huddersfield having also won just one of their first five (D1, L3).
The similarities don’t stop there either, as like Huddersfield, that sole win came immediately before the international break, an impressive 2-1 triumph at home against play-off hopefuls Norwich City, so the Millers should head across the county on Saturday in high spirits. It will be a battle of managerial youth v experience here, as incredibly, Taylor wasn’t even born when Warnock started his managerial career at Gainsborough Trinity in 1981!
Players to watch: Polish international defender Michal Helik was on the scoresheet for Huddersfield against Plymouth on the opening day, and with Rotherham conceding over six corners per game on average, he could be in with a shout again. As for Rotherham, the influential Fred Onyedinma has two goals and an assist from four games this term, contributing to three of their seven goals so far.
Hot stat: Rotherham are winless in their last 15 Championship away games (D7, L8).