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History of the Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town fixture
Rotherham are ready to welcome Cheltenham Town to Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon looking to cement their play-off push.
The previous match played between the two was at Millmoor in April 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Rotherham U. | 2-4 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 02 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Cheltenham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
Team News...
The visitors welcome Matt Thornhill back after he came off injured in last weeks 5-2 win over Bury and missed their midweek clash.
Aaron Lescott is also missing but Michael Townsend has recovered from an ankle injury and could figure.
Ronnie Moore has to do without Danny Harrison for three games after his red card against Northampton. Pablo Mills may move into midfield in a reshuffle in selection for the Millers.
Marcus Marshall is likely to continue to support top scorer Adam Le Fondre in attack.
MillersMAD's prediction ...
Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Cheltenham T. | 5 games since last defeat. |