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Rotherham face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, The Millers have recorded 7 wins, and Darlington have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, The Quakers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 | Tue 19 Jan | Rotherham | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Rotherham | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Dec | Rotherham | 1 - 1 | Darlington | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Rotherham | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Rotherham. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Rotherham. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Rotherham | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Quakers have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end. They are marooned at the foot of the table, despite beating the Millers just three games ago.
The away form of Rotherham is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Millers have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Team News...
Millers manager Ronnie Moore is likely to make wholesale changes to his line up following Tuesdays loss to Bournemouth. Nick Fenton and Dale Tonge should return in defence whilst Marcus Marshall may start.
Darlo boss Steve Staunton welcomes loanee Richie Bryne into his squad after the ex Oldham man joined on deadline day.
Elsewhere he's without Noel Whelan, with the veteran not quite ready to resume training.
MillersMad's prediction ...
Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rotherham | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |