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Rotherham travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, The Millers have recorded 7 wins, and Darlington have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in April 2000, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division Three match at Feethams.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by The Quakers in those games, with 2 conceded.
The Millers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for and 9 goals against.
Darlington are holding the final promotion place in Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 39 points from the 19 games they have played so far. Rotherham are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 39 points from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for The Millers to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see them take away a point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rotherham U. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |