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Rotherham face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Merry Millers have won 4 of the 20 games compared to the host's 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Preston NE | 0 - 2 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Rotherham | 0 - 0 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Preston NE | 2 - 1 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Rotherham | 1 - 0 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Rotherham | 0 - 1 | Preston NE | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Preston NE | 0 - 0 | Rotherham | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 27 Mar | Preston NE | 5 - 2 | Rotherham | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Rotherham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Merry Millers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Preston NE find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Rotherham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston NE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rotherham are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Deepdale with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston NE | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rotherham | Not won in previous 9 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |