West Ham travel to take on Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Hammers have won 2 of the 7 games compared to the host's 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Rotherham was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1957, with West Ham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Merry Millers in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1957/1958 | Sat 08 Mar | West Ham | 8 - 0 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 26 Oct | Rotherham | 1 - 2 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 12 Jan | Rotherham | 0 - 1 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 08 Sep | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 17 Dec | Rotherham | 3 - 2 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 20 Aug | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 16 Apr | West Ham | 1 - 2 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
West Ham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Rotherham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. West Ham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 4 from their 2 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| West Ham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Hammers could well see them head back from Millmoor Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham | 5 games since last defeat. |
