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History of the Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra fixture
The Millers prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Don Valley on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 37 games played, The Millers have recorded 15 wins, and Crewe have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley was back in May last year, when they played out a goalless draw in Rotherham;s final home game of the season.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Rotherham U. | 0-0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Rotherham U. | 5 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Rotherham U. | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Millers, with 5 goals against.
Alex have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While The Railwaymen have hit 11 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Both clubs are fighting to end the day in an automatic promotion spot, although the Millers are on a poor run of form they spanked Stockport last time out at home and they will be confident of picking up the points after Crewe's thrashing at Northampton in midweek.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Team News...
Crewe will be without striker Shaun Miller, who picked up a thigh strain during the heavy 6-2 defeat to Northampton in midweek.
Fellow striker Clayton Donaldson is suspended, so Joel Grant should deputise in attack. (BBC Sport).
Ronnie Moore welcoems back Jason Taylor into the Millers squad after suspension whilst Mark Randall could start.
Nick Fenton is expected to skipper the side and shake off injury.
MillersMAD's prediction ...
Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |