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Chesterfield face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 36 previous games, with the hosts winning just 11.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, with Rotherham U. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 26 Jan | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Sep | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 14 goals have been scored by the The Millers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 14 points from 7 games. Chesterfield are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League Two, and have accumulated 15 points from the 7 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Chesterfield on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rotherham U.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Chesterfield | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |