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Preston N.E. face a trip to Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The North End will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, the The Millers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Preston N.E. | 4 - 1 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Millers have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the North End, and 6 goals against.
Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 41 games have yielded only 28 points. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 68 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Preston N.E. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Rotherham U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |