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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Recreation Ground on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in September 2006, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Chesterfield | 2-1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Rotherham U. | 0 - 4 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Dec | Rotherham U. | 3 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rotherham U.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Millers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Chesterfield's total of 30 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Rotherham U. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 33 points from the 17 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Recreation Ground for the Spireites and the Madmen are unable to see past Rotherham U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rotherham U. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |