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Rotherham U. pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in January 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Rotherham U. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Millers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 25 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the The Millers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Rotherham U. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 12 most recent games. |