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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Saturday 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 less than a year ago, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 28 Feb | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 23 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 29 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Millers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 11 points. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 35 from their 22 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Rotherham U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | No sequences of note |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |