FootyMAD's Rotherham United match preview

Last updated : 06 March 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rotherham United v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees 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 less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Millers in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 30 AugBrentford0 - 0Rotherham U.LGE2
2007/2008Sat 05 AprRotherham U.1 - 2BrentfordLGE2
2007/2008Fri 12 OctBrentford1 - 1Rotherham U.LGE2
2006/2007Sat 17 MarBrentford0 - 1Rotherham U.LGE1
2006/2007Sat 14 OctRotherham U.2 - 0BrentfordLGE1
2005/2006Sat 15 AprRotherham U.2 - 2BrentfordLGE1
2005/2006Sat 01 OctBrentford2 - 1Rotherham U.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Rotherham United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the The Millers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.

The Bees 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. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 30 matches. Brentford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 34 games giving them a return of 65 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rotherham U.63125210
Brentford651010216

FootyMad's prediction ...

Brentford are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Rotherham U. 5 games since last home draw.
Brentford Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.