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Rotherham U. travel to take on Southend United at Roots Hall on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, The Millers have recorded 3 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was back in January 2000, over five years ago, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Rotherham U. | 2 - 4 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 01 Dec | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Millers have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 57 points from the 31 games they have played so far. Rotherham U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 30 points from their 31 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The 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 Southend Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 12 matches. |
| Rotherham U. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |