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Rotherham U. travel to take on Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 26 times.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in August 1998, over five years ago, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Dec | Rotherham U. | 3 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 18 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Spireites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Millers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spireites, as the The Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Rotherham U. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |