FM Preview: Rotherham United v Port Vale 01 Jan 2011

Last updated : 31 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rotherham United v Port Vale fixture

Port Vale face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 23 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Millers in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 03 AprRotherham U.1 - 2Port ValeLGE2
2009/2010Sat 14 NovPort Vale1 - 2Rotherham U.LGE2
2008/2009Mon 13 AprPort Vale0 - 0Rotherham U.LGE2
2008/2009Fri 26 DecRotherham U.1 - 0Port ValeLGE2
2006/2007Sat 10 MarRotherham U.1 - 5Port ValeLGE1
2006/2007Sun 08 OctPort Vale1 - 3Rotherham U.LGE1
2005/2006Tue 10 JanRotherham U.1 - 1Port ValeLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The The Millers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Rotherham U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 34 points from 19 games. Port Vale are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 36 points from their 20 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rotherham U.631281110
Port Vale640212512

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rotherham U.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Rotherham U. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Port Vale Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.