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Rotherham U. travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Millers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 15 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was back in October 2000, over five years ago, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cherries in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 20 Feb | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Sep | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Mar | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Millers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth's 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rotherham U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 27 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the The Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |