Walsall prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Bescot Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saddlers are clearly on top, winning 53.13% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bescot Stadium was just last season, in September 2002, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 3-4 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Walsall | 3-4 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 23 Jan | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 3 | Walsall | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Saddlers have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Rotherham U.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 48 points from their 45 games thus far. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Bescot Stadium for the Saddlers and the Madmen are unable to see past Rotherham U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |