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Rotherham pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Millers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in October 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 3-1 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Rotherham U. | 1 - 5 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 08 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 10 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Rotherham's away form sees a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen The Millers pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Port Vale are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 43 from their 42 matches played. Rotherham see themselves just below half way, showing a record of 54 points from their 41 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
Prediction ...
The Millers are in great form out on the road, so much so that us Madmen confidently predict three points from their visit to Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Rotherham U. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |