FootyMAD Norwich City match preview

Last updated : 15 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Norwich City v Rotherham United fixture

Rotherham face a trip to Norwich City at on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Merry Millers have recorded 2 wins, and Norwich have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, 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:
2002/2003Sat 11 JanNorwich1 - 1RotherhamLD1
2002/2003Tue 13 AugRotherham1 - 1NorwichLD1
2001/2002Tue 05 MarNorwich0 - 0RotherhamLD1
2001/2002Sat 15 SepRotherham1 - 1NorwichLD1
1981/1982Sat 16 JanNorwich2 - 0RotherhamDIV2
1981/1982Sat 29 AugRotherham4 - 1NorwichDIV2
1967/1968Sat 10 FebNorwich2 - 2RotherhamDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 5 conceded.

In complete contrast to Norwich, Rotherham are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Merry Millers have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Norwich's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rotherham see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich6222668
Rotherham6132796

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Canaries, as the Merry Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich9 games since last home draw.
RotherhamNot won in previous 7 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.