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History of the Rochdale v Rotherham United fixture
Rotherham face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, The Millers have recorded 12 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Spotland was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Rotherham inflicting a narrow 2-1 defeat upon the Dale 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 | Sun 23 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Rotherham U. | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Rotherham U. | 2 - 4 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have lost just once in their last six home games in last weeks game v Bradford, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Dale, with 5 goals against.
The Millers' away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
Team News..
Dale are missing midfielder Jason Taylor for the visit of parent club Rotherham under the terms of his loan.
Another ex-Miller, defender Scott Wiseman, is a doubt but goalkeeper Frank Fielding should start despite being in the England Under-21 squad to face Greece on Wednesday. Chris O'Grady lines up against his former employers too.
Millers striker Adam Le Fondre (hamstring) faces a late fitness test but midfielder Gary Roberts (shoulder) is doubtful. Jason Walker should continue in midfield.
Dale Tonge and Paul Warne (foot and leg) remain sidelined with injury.
MillersMAD's prediction ...
We're plumping for a Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rotherham U. | 14 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |