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Rotherham U. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The 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 less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 09 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
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, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City's 55 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 39 games have yielded only 25 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
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 Stoke City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |