Coventry City prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was just last season, in November 2002, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Coventry City | 2-1 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Feb | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 17 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 07 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | LC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 23 Sep | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 goals against.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 58 points from their 43 games played so far, Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 43 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | No sequences of note |