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Rotherham prepare to entertain Grimsby Town at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Millers are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley was just last season, in October 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Rotherham. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Rotherham | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Rotherham. | 4-1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Rotherham | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Rotherham. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Rotherham. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Rotherham | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
The Millers are looking to bounce back from Tuesdays poor performance against Darlington, that being their only defeat in the last six, but having drawn 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Mariners have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Team News...
Millers manager Ronnie Moore should welcome back Dale Tonge to right back after he completed 90 minutes in the reserves on Wednesday. Meanwhile new loan signing Gavin Gunning goes straight into the squad after arriving from Blackburn on Friday. Nick Fenton serves the final game of his ban.
Neil Woods has no fresh injury worries for our visitors. On loan Michael Coulson has extended his loan from Barnsley until the end of the season and new boy Wes Brown may make a full debut after joining from Burnley.
MillersMad's prediction ...
Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 16 most recent games. |