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Nottm Forest prepare to entertain Rotherham United at City Ground on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Forest have claimed victory from 7 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in September 2002, as the Forest squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Rotherham | 2 - 2 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Nottm Forest | 3-2 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Rotherham | 1 - 2 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Nottm Forest | 2 - 0 | Rotherham | LD1 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 19 Jan | Nottm Forest | 3 - 1 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 15 Sep | Rotherham | 3 - 2 | Nottm Forest | DIV2 |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 03 Mar | Nottm Forest | 1 - 0 | Rotherham | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Merry Millers have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm Forest's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Rotherham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 10 points from their 12 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Nottm Forest are not exactly setting the world alight at City Ground in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm Forest | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Rotherham | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. |