The pirates last weekend sacked Mark Mcghee after a 4-1 defeat at York City and moved quick to bring in former boss John Ward who told the BBC this week that he expects this to be his toughest job.
Rovers have lost 9 of their last 11 games and sit just 2 points above the bottom of the league.
The Miller of course travel in decent form recently with 4 wins a draw and one loss in our last 6 away games, with confidence high after the midweeks battering of League 1 Notts County.
Ian Sharps will be back available for the Millers after sitting out the FA Cup replay with a 1 game suspension for 5 yellows.
More team news to follow
| At Bristol Rvs. (26) | At Rotherham U. (28) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 17 | 65.38 | Rotherham U. | 12 | 42.86 | |
| Rotherham U. | 7 | 26.92 | Bristol Rvs. | 4 | 14.29 | |
| Draws | 2 | 7.69 | Draws | 12 | 42.86 | |
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 52 | 2.00 | Rotherham U. | 47 | 1.68 | |
| Rotherham U. | 31 | 1.19 | Bristol Rvs. | 25 | 0.89 | |
| On Neutral Ground (0) | Overall (54 matches) | |||||
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 0 | 0.00 | Bristol Rvs. | 21 | 38.89 | |
| Rotherham U. | 0 | 0.00 | Rotherham U. | 19 | 35.19 | |
| Draws | 0 | 0.00 | Draws | 14 | 25.93 | |
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 0 | 0.00 | Bristol Rvs. | 77 | 1.43 | |
| Rotherham U. | 0 | 0.00 | Rotherham U. | 78 | 1.44 | |
| Records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Aggregate | 8 | Rotherham U. | 6 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | 1954/1955 |
| Highest Bristol Rvs. score: | 5 | Bristol Rvs. | 5 - 2 | Rotherham U. | 2011/2012 |
| Highest Rotherham U. score: | 6 | Rotherham U. | 6 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | 1954/1955 |
| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 25 Feb | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | League Two |
| Fri 14 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 5 - 2 | Rotherham U. | League Two | |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | League Division Two |
| Tue 17 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | League Division Two | |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | F.A. Cup |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | League Division Two |
| Tue 15 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | League Division Two | |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | League Division Two |
| Tue 12 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | League Division Two | |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 22 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | League Division Two |
| Sat 10 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | League Division Two | |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | League Division Two |
| Sat 18 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | League Division Two | |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Mon 01 Jan | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 20 Feb | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division |
| Sat 15 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Rotherham U. | Third Division | |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 14 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 20 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 15 Mar | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division |
| Sat 12 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 5 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Third Division | |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 16 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 13 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 06 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 05 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 10 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 14 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 29 Jan | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division |
| Tue 09 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Third Division | |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 27 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 31 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 07 Feb | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division |
| Sat 11 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Third Division | |
| 1968/1969 | Fri 13 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | Third Division |
| Sat 12 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | Third Division | |
| 1961/1962 | Fri 22 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 26 Aug | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 23 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | League Cup |
| Mon 12 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | Second Division | |
| Wed 07 Sep | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 12 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 24 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 14 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 25 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 12 Apr | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division |
| Sat 30 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Rotherham U. | Second Division | |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 09 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 2 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 27 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 31 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 4 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 08 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 05 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 16 Oct | Rotherham U. | 6 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 27 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | Second Division |
| Sat 21 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | Second Division | |