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The Millers prepare to entertain Morecambe at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as The Millers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Apr | Millers | 3-2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Morecambe | 1 - 3 | Millers | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Morecambe | 5 - 1 | Millers. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Millers | 3 - 1 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 27 Nov | Millers | 0 - 2 | Morecambe | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 24 Nov | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Millers | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Millers in those games, with 6 conceded as they sit top of the league.
The away form of Morecambe is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Shrimps have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
Team News...
Millers caretaker boss Steve Thornber imay recall Tom Pope after his ankle injury. Micky Cummins is still absent but Thornber has no other injury worries ahead of the game and a fully fit squad to pick from.
Striker Adam Le Fondre will be looking to continue his good form after being nominated for League Two player of the month for August.
The Shrimps are without Fraser McLachlan who has a twsited knee and continues his rehab, Paul Mullin and Phil Jevons will start in attack after their decent performance in the teams 3-3 draw with Rochdale last weekend..
MillersMAD's prediction ...
Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millers | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |