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History of the Rotherham United v Darlington fixture
Rotherham prepare to entertain foot of the table Darlington at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, The Millers have recorded 14 wins, and Darlington have come away with 11 victories.
The game faces a 9.30am inspection due to heavy frost and a covering of snow in the area.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley was just last season, in December 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in the JPT, as the Millers progressed on penalties to the Northern Area finals.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Millers | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Dec | Millers. | 1-1 | Darlington | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Millers | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Millers. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Millers. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Millers | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Millers | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While The Quakers have hit just 4 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Team News..
Darlo boss Steve Staunton has no fresh injury worries after their last defeat away at Torquay when they were battered 5-0.
Ronnie Moore has to do without Dale Tonge and Paul Warne with injury as he selects his Millers team, whilst Adam Rundle has returned to Rochdale after his months loan.
Nick Fenton is still suspended and Andy Liddell is out with a long term achilles injury.
MillersMad's prediction..
Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millers | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |