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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 35 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Rotherham U. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Rotherham U. | 0 - 4 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rotherham U. are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 12 points from their 5 games. Chesterfield's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Millers, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Chesterfield | 6 games since last defeat. |