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History of the Rotherham United v Port Vale fixture
Rotherham prepare to entertain Port Vale at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon in a top of the table clash, with high hopes of starting the new year with a win and improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 23 previous matches.
However, the most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley was in April, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon The Millers in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Rotherham U. | 1-2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 5 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 08 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 10 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Millers have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Valiants have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
Team News....
Second placed Vale arrive on the back of a 3-0 thrashing at Gillingham and with Geoff Horsfield in temporary charge after Micky Adams' departure to Sheffield United.
Horsfield could make several changes to his line up but we don't have full team news as yet.
Ronnie Moore welcomes back Danny Coid into his side from injury as the Millers play their first game since the win over Aldershot on December 11th.
Captain Ryan Cresswell is still unfit to take part but winger Will Atkinson is set to start as his loan spell from Hull continues. Loanee Mark Randall is also in contention after retrning from rehab with parent club Arsenal.
MillersMad's prediction ...
Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |