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Rotherham are ready to welcome Macclesfield Town to Millmoor on Tuesday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The previous match played between the two at Millmoor Ground was within the last three years, in November 2005, with Macclesfield inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Millers in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1-2 | Macclesfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 30 Aug | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 06 Dec | Macclesfield | 4 - 0 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Silkmen have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham are holding the final promotion place in Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 43 points from the 22 games they have played so far. Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 23 matches played.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Millers being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |