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Rotherham U. travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, The Millers have recorded 8 wins, and Accrington S. have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1951, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Third Division (North) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 3 | Accrington S. | ASSM |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 10 Feb | Rotherham U. | 6 - 2 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1950/1951 | Mon 01 Jan | Accrington S. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | D3N |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 24 Dec | Rotherham U. | 6 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 27 Aug | Accrington S. | 1 - 4 | Rotherham U. | D3N |
| 1948/1949 | Mon 30 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1948/1949 | Wed 25 Aug | Accrington S. | 2 - 3 | Rotherham U. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Millers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Accrington S.'s 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Rotherham U.'s total of 27 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rotherham U. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Accrington S.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rotherham U. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |