Rotherham U. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Merry Millers have recorded 4 wins, and Derby County have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, with Derby County running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 09 May | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | DIV3 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 02 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 02 Mar | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 27 Oct | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Merry Millers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 35 points from their 34 games thus far. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Merry Millers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |