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History of the Burton Albion v Rotherham United fixture
Rotherham face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history in a league meeting, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
Earlier this season the Brewers came from two goals down to claim a point at DVS, and are enjoying a comfortable first season in league football.
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Brewers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Rotherham have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Millers 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 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Team News...
Josh Walker signed this morning from Middlesbrough goes straight into this afternoon's squad.
Rotherham may welcome back Gary Roberts after a one match ban but he faces a late fitness test on his injured shoulder which he received during the incident aganst Torquay. Dale Tonge is set to miss out through injury.
Russell Penn could return from injury for the home side whilst Keith Gilroy and Richard Walker are pushing for recalls.
MillersMAD's prediction ...
Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rotherham U. | 13 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |