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Derby County prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Rotherham U. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Derby County | 1-0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 09 May | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 02 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 02 Mar | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Rotherham U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Millers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 5 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Derby County are not exactly setting the world alight at Pride Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Rotherham U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 12 most recent games. |