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Rotherham face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Merry Millers have won 4 of the 15 games compared to the host's 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, where Rotherham annihilated the Merry Millers 2 - 6 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 6 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Rotherham | 0 - 0 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Rotherham | 1 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 25 Nov | Burnley | 0 - 3 | Rotherham | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Rotherham | 3 - 3 | Burnley | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Burnley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches. Rotherham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 16 points from their 18 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Merry Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Rotherham | Not won in previous 17 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |