Rotherham host Huddersfield at New York Stadium in a Yorkshire derby in 2024-25 League One.
Victory could see Rotherham climb out of the relegation zone, whilst Huddersfield can go top with a win if Stockport County don’t beat Mansfield Town.
Team News
Rotherham have no fresh injury concerns after their Carabao Cup run ended with a 2-1 loss at Fleetwood Town in midweek.
Huddersfield also have no fresh injury concerns after a 3-2 Carabao Cup exit at Walsall, with Joe Hodge and Nigel Lonwijk set for their club debuts.
Bojan Radulovic (groin) and Radinio Balker (ankle) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Rotherham host Huddersfield at Racecourse Ground on Saturday 31 August at 12:30pm BST, live on Sky Sports + in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Rotherham have won one of their last six meetings against Huddersfield (W1, D3, L2).
- Huddersfield have won one of their last six league visits to Rotherham (W1, D4, L1).
- Rotherham are the only team yet to score a goal in League One this season.
- Huddersfield have kept two clean sheets in their opening three league matches (W3),
Prediction
Despite their misfiring attack in the league, Rotherham clearly are capable of goals as shown in the Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy already, so it is a case of needing time and patience to translate that cup form into their league performances.
Huddersfield meanwhile be disappointed by how they basically folded from 2-0 at Walsall to losing that game 3-2, but they clearly seem like a team in confident form and I expect that to continue here.
If Rotherham can score first then they might get something but I can’t see Huddersfield dropping points, especially given how strong they have looked in the third tier so far.
Prediction: Rotherham 1-2 Huddersfield
Result: Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield
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