Rotherham United match preview

Last updated : 15 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Norwich City v Rotherham United fixture

Norwich prepare to entertain Rotherham United at on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 11 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Rotherham have come away with 2 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at was less than a year ago, in January 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:
2002/2003Sat 11 JanNorwich1-1RotherhamLD1
2002/2003Tue 13 AugRotherham1 - 1NorwichLD1
2001/2002Tue 05 MarNorwich0 - 0RotherhamLD1
2001/2002Sat 15 SepRotherham1 - 1NorwichLD1
1981/1982Sat 16 JanNorwich2 - 0RotherhamDIV2
1981/1982Sat 29 AugRotherham4 - 1NorwichDIV2
1967/1968Sat 10 FebNorwich2 - 2RotherhamDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 5 conceded.

In complete contrast to Norwich, Rotherham are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Merry Millers have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Norwich's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rotherham see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich6222668
Rotherham6132796

FootyMad's prediction ...

Norwich may be coming up against a decent side in Rotherham, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Canaries. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich9 games since last home draw.
RotherhamNot won in previous 7 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.