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Fourth v Second meet as Rotherham prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Millers are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 4 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley was just last season, in January 2009, the Millers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Rotherham. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Rotherham | 1-0 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Rotherham. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Rotherham | 0 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 3 | Rotherham. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Rotherham. | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Cherries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Cherries have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Full Team News...
The Millers are likely to field an unchanged side from their win last week at Chesterfield, with Gavin Gunning recovering from a knock which forced him off at half time.
Opponents Bournemouth are struggling with injury and a transfer embargo. and are sweating over the fitness of Marvin Bartley.
Sammy Igoe (ankle), Joe Partington (back), Mark Molesley (foot) and Shaun Cooper (hip) all remain sidelined.
MillersMAD's prediction ...
Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bournemouth | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |