The Golden Boys host Rotherham United this Saturday (January 21, 3pm KO), as they look to make it three wins in a row in the Sky Bet Championship.

Ahead of the encounter against the Millers, and after a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in September, we look at the statistical context surrounding the match.

Previous Meetings

Watford are unbeaten in nine league matches against Rotherham United (W6 D3), since losing 2-1 at Vicarage Road in February 2003.

Rotherham haven’t scored in any of their last four away league matches against the Hornets (D1 L3).

The Golden Boys have scored two or more goals in four of their last five league games against Rotherham, while they’ve never lost to the Millers in the Football League while they were a newly-promoted side (W7 D2).

Among sides they’ve faced at least 20 times in the Football League, only against Wolverhampton Wanderers (9% - 2/22) do Rotherham have a lower win percentage than they do against Watford (17% - 4/23).

Recent Form

The Hornets have won their last two league games without conceding a goal – they last won three games in a row while keeping a clean sheet in each victory back in December 2015 in the Premier League.

Rotherham ended a run of six league games without a win last time out by beating Blackburn Rovers 4-0 - their biggest league victory since a win over Reading in August by the same scoreline.

Watford have only lost one of their last 15 Sky Bet Championship fixtures against newly-promoted opposition (W9 D5), a 1-0 defeat at Vicarage Road to Wolves under Slaviša Jokanović in December 2014.

The Millers haven’t scored in any of their last four away league matches against Watford (D1 L3).

Opposition Stat Attack

The South Yorkshire side are sitting 19th in the second-tier, with only one win in their last five games, which came last week against Blackburn.

The Millers’ winger and top marksman, Chiedozie Ogbene, has a total of six goals this season in the league. He also has the most shots on target (14), the most fouls won (56) and leads the way with offsides with 12.

Midfielder Daniel Barlaser has been one of Rotherham’s most important players this season and is joint top appearance maker with 27, featuring in every game.

He is top for assists (7), most passes attempted (1,224), passes in the opposition's half (874) and crosses attempted (105).

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