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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Blades have winning an impressive 8 games, and losing 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Merry Millers in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 28 Feb | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 23 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 29 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 22 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 35 matches. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 58 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Blades out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Rotherham U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 13 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |