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Rotherham U. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Merry 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 just last season, in April 2003, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 09 Apr | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 12 Apr | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Mon 28 Dec | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, Rotherham U. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Merry Millers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 56 points from their 40 games played so far, Rotherham U. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 46 points from 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
MillersMad's prediction ...
MillersMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Merry Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Rotherham U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |