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Rotherham U. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, 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 6 and win only 1 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 25 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 5 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 May | Rotherham U. | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 20 Dec | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Mon 18 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 8 conceded.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Millers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 33 games. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Rotherham U. not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Sunderland will ease to victory over the The Millers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Rotherham U. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |