The "Potters" want to start the season with a victory, in which their ambitions are much higher than last year's placement in the lower part of the table, while the Rotherham, for whom this is the second consecutive season in the Championship, want to confuse everyone and avoid a return to League One, in which they are "already seen". Stoke picked up 53 points last year, their lowest total since 2002/03, so they will have a lot to change if they are to get back to where they think they belong. This especially applies to the home field, where the "Potters" had the second worst performance, right after Wigan, which cost them relegation from the Championship. Stoke only seemed to stay up thanks to points being deducted from Wigan and Reading and they dropped out of the fight for survival early on. Last season, for the first time in six years, Rotherham managed to stay in the same league. Most responsible for breaking that "yo-yo" effect was Ogbene, a winger who contributed a quarter of the goals last season, with eight goals and four assists. He will be cheered on by the fans of the new Premier League club Luton Town this season, so it remains to be seen how Rotherham will maintain their status without his help. Last year, they were not in the relegation zone at any time during the season, although they were predicted to have a convincing "lantern", so they should not be written off even now. They just need to improve their performance on away games, where they were desperate last season. I see Stoke winning today and starting a new season in a good way.

“波特”希望以一场胜利开始新赛季，他们的野心比去年排名较低的球队要高得多，而罗瑟勒姆，对于他们来说，这是连续第二个赛季的英冠，想要迷惑所有人，避免重返英甲，因为他们“已经看到”了。斯托克城去年拿到了53分，这是他们自2002/03赛季以来的最低积分，所以如果他们想要回到他们认为属于自己的位置，他们还有很多需要改变的地方。这一点尤其适用于主场，“波特”队在主场的表现第二差，仅次于维冈队，导致他们从英冠降级。斯托克城似乎只是因为被维冈和雷丁扣分才得以坚持下来，但他们早早就退出了生死之战。上个赛季，罗瑟勒姆六年来第一次保持在同一个联赛中。打破这种“溜溜球”效应的主要功臣是奥格本，他是一名边锋，上赛季贡献了四分之一的进球，贡献了8个进球和4次助攻。本赛季他将受到新英超俱乐部卢顿镇球迷的欢呼，所以没有他的帮助罗瑟勒姆将如何保持他们的地位还有待观察。去年，他们在赛季的任何时候都没有进入降级区，尽管他们被预测有一个令人信服的“灯笼”，所以即使现在他们也不应该被注销。他们只需要提高他们在客场的表现，上赛季他们在客场表现得很糟糕。我看到斯托克城今天赢球，以一种好的方式开始新赛季。