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Rotherham U. face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, The Millers have recorded 4 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Rotherham U. | 4 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Blackpool | 4 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 27 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Rotherham U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Millers have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only -10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the The Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |