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Rotherham face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, the Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Fri 28 Feb | Rotherham | 1 - 2 | Sheff Utd | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Sheff Utd | 1 - 0 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff Utd | 2 - 2 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 23 Aug | Rotherham | 1 - 1 | Sheff Utd | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 21 Apr | Rotherham | 0 - 1 | Sheff Utd | DIV3 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 26 Dec | Sheff Utd | 3 - 0 | Rotherham | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 21 Feb | Rotherham | 2 - 1 | Sheff Utd | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sheff Utd, Rotherham are having a torrid time on their travels, 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.
Sheff Utd lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 11 points from their 6 games so far. Rotherham are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 6 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Merry Millers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheff Utd. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff Utd | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rotherham | Not won in previous 9 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |