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Rotherham U. face a trip to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Merry Millers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 25 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Gillingham | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Gillingham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Rotherham U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Merry Millers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gillingham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 35 matches. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Gills, as the Merry Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gillingham | 18 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |