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Rotherham face a trip to Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Merry Millers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 10 occassions, and draw 5, from the 16 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Reading running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Reading | 3 - 0 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Rotherham | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Reading | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Rotherham | 1 - 3 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Reading | 0 - 0 | Rotherham | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 02 Nov | Rotherham | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 09 Jan | Rotherham | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham is pretty dire, 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.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 7 points from the 3 games they have played so far. Rotherham see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Merry Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 11 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Rotherham | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |