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Rotherham U. travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Merry Millers have recorded 5 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was back in August 1998, over five years ago, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 16 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Bluebirds have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Rotherham U.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Merry Millers, and 6 goals against.
Cardiff City's 35 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Merry Millers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Cardiff City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |