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History of the Port Vale v Rotherham United fixture

Rotherham U. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Millers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 19 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, with Port Vale running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Tue 10 Jan	Rotherham U.	1 - 1	Port Vale	LGE1
2005/2006	Sat 03 Sep	Port Vale	2 - 0	Rotherham U.	LGE1
2005/2006	Tue 23 Aug	Rotherham U.	3 - 1	Port Vale	LGEC
2000/2001	Sat 27 Jan	Rotherham U.	3 - 2	Port Vale	LGE1
2000/2001	Fri 22 Dec	Port Vale	0 - 2	Rotherham U.	LGE1
1993/1994	Tue 12 Apr	Port Vale	2 - 1	Rotherham U.	LGE1
1993/1994	Sat 30 Oct	Rotherham U.	0 - 2	Port Vale	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Millers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 19 points from their 12 games so far. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 4 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Port Vale	6	2	1	3	6	10	7
Rotherham U.	6	2	1	3	10	12	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Port Vale may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Port Vale	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Rotherham U.	4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.